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  1. Walter Mirisch was in charge of production at the studio when it made Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956) and Love in the Afternoon (1957). The Mirisch Company was founded in 1957 [ 2 ] at which time it signed a 12-picture deal with United Artists (UA) that was extended to 20 films two years later. Its first production was Man of the West ...

  2. Background. The Mirisch Company (pronounced "meerish") was a production company that was formed in August 1957 by the Mirisch brothers (Walter, Marvin, and Harold) when they produced movies in association with and released through United Artists. UA would later acquire them on March 1, 1963 for $1.8 million. In 1964, Mirisch produced The Pink ...

  3. Jun 21, 2024 · Broadcasting . May 29, 1967. p. 5. Retrieved September 14, 2023. The Mirisch Company was an American film production company owned by Walter Mirisch and his brothers, Marvin and Harold Mirisch. The company also had sister firms known at various times as Mirisch Production Company, Mirisch Pictures Inc., Mirisch Films, and The Mirisch Corporation.

  4. July 4, 1963. The Nazis, exasperated at the number of escapes from their prison camps by a relatively small number of Allied prisoners, relocate them to a high-security 'escape-proof' camp to sit out the remainder of the war. Undaunted, the prisoners plan one of the most ambitious escape attempts of World War II. Based on a true story.

  5. Two musicians witness a mob hit and struggle to find a way out of the city before they are found by the gangsters. Their only opportunity is to join an all-girl band as they leave on a tour.

  6. The magnificent seven Mirisch Companies. Paul Kerr. 2020. The Mirisch Company (and its six corporate siblings) was the most commercially and critically successful independent production company in Hollywood in the late 1950s and 1960s – winning Best Picture Oscar three times between 1960 and 1967 and supplying United Artists with five of its ...

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  8. THE MIRISCH COMPANY: THE GREAT ESCAPE. June 1 2004. View Article Pages. View Full Issue. Unlock every article Esquire has ever published. Subscribe Now! Exclusive & Unlimited access to every timeless profile, interview, short story, feature, advertisement, and much more! Every Article. Every Page.