Shepperton Studios
Excellent films continued to be made at Shepperton during the 1980s such as The Elephant Man (1980), The Missionary (1982), The Company Of Wolves (1984), Passage To India (1984) and Kenneth Branagh‘s first film production, Henry V (1989). Also among the 1980s productions at the studios were Privates On Parade (1982) and Michael Radford’s film of the George Orwell novel 1984 (1984). The 1990s saw Neil Jordan’s Oscar winner, The Crying Game (1992); Louis Matte’s Damage (1992); Kenneth Branagh’s Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein (1994) and Nicholas Hytner’s award winning The Madness of King George (1994) , Lord Attenborough’s Chaplin (1992) and Shadowlands (1993).
The Scott brothers, Ridley and Tony, acquired Shepperton in January 1995. In 2001, Pinewood Studios, famed for its James Bond movies, bought Shepperton studios to enable the joint company to attract big-budget film-makers. The two studios continue to retain their individual trading identities despite the merger but will be under common ownership and management.
Selected Bibliography Sources: British Film Studios: An Illustrated History, Patricia Warren.
