This document discusses the production and distribution companies for several gangster films. It finds that Warner Bros and Universal Pictures were commonly involved in both the production and distribution of these films. Specifically, it notes that Warner Bros produced The Departed and Goodfellas, while Universal Pictures produced American Gangster and Casino. The Caddo Company produced Scarface in 1932. It also provides details on the revenue and history of Warner Bros and Universal Pictures as two of the top companies in film production and distribution.

1. existing companies
that produce and
distribute gangster
films.

2. The Departed
The production company for The Departed were the following
- Warner Bros
- Plan B Entertainment
- Initial Entertainment Group
- Vertigo Entertainment
- Media Asia Films
The distribution company for The Departed (listing the top five)
- Warner Bros (USA)
- Warner Bros Entertainment
- Long Shong Entertainment
- Warner Bros (Singapore)
- Sandrew Mentone
The distribution for The Departed was mostly Warner Bros but in different parts of the
world, e.g. USA, Canada, Singapore, Germany, Belgium, Phillipines)

3. Goodfellas
The production company for Goodfellas is
- Warner Bros
The Distributions company for the Goodfellas is (top 5)
- Warner Bros (France)
- Warner Bros (USA)
- Warner Bros (Italy)
- Warner Bros (Finland)
- Warner Bros (Germany)
It’s very obvious that the company Warner Bros has a lot of involvement when it comes to
the production and distribution of films.

4. Scarface 1932
The production company for Scarface is
- The Caddo Company
The distribution company for Scarface is
- United Artists (USA)
- United Artists (USA Re Release)
- Atlantic Pictures Corporations
- Astor Pictures
- Universal Pictures (USA)

5. American Gangster
The production company for American Gangster is (top 4)
- Universal Pictures
- Imagine Entertainment
- Relativity Media
- Scott Free Productions
The distribution company for American Gangster is (top 4)
- Universal Pictures (USA)
- Universal Pictures (UPI)
- Universal International Pictures
- Universal International Pictures

6. Casino
The production company for Casino is (top four)
- Universal Pictures
- Syalis DA
- Legende Enterprise
- De Finna Cappa
The distribution company for Casino is
- Universal Pictures (USA)
- Bonton Film
- Filmes Lusomondo
- United International Pictures

7. There are common production companies which produced the
Gangster Genre such as Universal Pictures and Warner Bros.
Originally I thought that Universal Pictures only produced more
old films such as Casino however I was wrong because they are
also the production company for America Gangster which is
more recent (2007)
The most common distribution companies which produce
Gangster films are Warner Bros, Universal Pictures and Universal
Artists. Between the 20th and 21st century they distribute a
range.

8. Top
Companies

9. Warner Bros
Warner Bros Entertainment commonly known as
Warner Bros is an American producer of film,
television, music. The head quarters is it
Burbank, California. It was founded in April
1923. They profit 12.3 billion dollars (2013)

10. Universal Pictures
Universal Studios also known as Universal Pictures is an
American film studio. It is one of Hollywood’s biggest
film studios. It is based in California. The distribution
offices are in New York City.
Jaws, ET, and Jurassic Park were the highest grossing
films of all time.
It has a revenue of 239 billion dollars (2011)

11. As a summary I would say that it’s not always
the case that large organisations make more
profit when producing or distributing a film. I
think it depends on the storyline and marketing
of the film which can up the success. In addition
it can also be argued that top companies which
are the production company for a film may
make more profit.