Trans World Entertainment (film company)

Trans World Entertainment
Trans World Entertainment (TWE)
Company typeCorporation
IndustryMotion picture
Founded1983 (1983)
FounderMoshe Diamant
Eduard Sarlui
Defunct1993 (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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