Trans World Entertainment (film company)

Trans World Entertainment
Trans World Entertainment (TWE)
Company typeCorporation
IndustryMotion picture
Founded1983; 41 years ago (1983)
FounderMoshe Diamant
Eduard Sarlui
Defunct1993; 31 years ago (1993)
FateForeclosed, assets folded into Epic Productions
SuccessorCompany:
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
(Amazon MGM Studios/Amazon)
Library:
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer[a]
Universal Pictures (Carlito's Way only)
Headquarters
Key people
Tom Coleman
Michael Rosenblatt
Moshe Diamant
Eduard Sarlui
ProductsMotion Pictures
OwnerIndependent (1983–1993)
Credit Lyonnais (1993–1997)
PolyGram Filmed Entertainment (1997–1998)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (1998–present)

Trans World Entertainment was an American independent production and distribution company which produced low-to-medium budget films mostly targeted for home-video market. In the early 1990s, the company became embroiled in the Credit Lyonnais banking scandal in Hollywood and was foreclosed on by the bank and subsequently folded into Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) for sale.
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