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|name = Pathé |
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|image = Pathe logo.svg.png |
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|founded = September 28, 1896 ({{age|1896|9|28}} years ago) |
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|founder = {{Unbulleted list|{{w|Charles Pathé}}<br>Émile Pathé<br>Théophile Pathé<br>Jacques Pathé}} |
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|formerly = [[Pathé Frères]] (1896-1927) |
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|predecessors = [[Pathéscope]] |
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|parent = Pathé Distribution |
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|country = [[:Category:France|France]] |
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|website = https://pathe.com/en/ |
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===Background=== |
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'''Pathé''' is a major film production and distribution company, that owns a number of cinema chains through its subsidiary [[Les Cinémas Pathé Gaumont]] across Europe. It is the second oldest operating film company behind [[Gaumont]] which was established in September 28, 1896 by the four brothers Charles, Émile, Théophile, and Jacques '''Pathé''', and before [[Titanus]] (founded in 1904), [[Nordisk Film]] (founded in 1906), [[Universal Pictures]], [[Paramount Pictures]], and [[Nikkatsu Corporation]] (all founded in 1912). In 1942, the company was acquired by Adrien Ramauge and was later renamed to Pathé-Cinéma, while Pathé's distribution branch became [[AMLF]]. In 1990, [[Chargeurs]] purchased the Pathé-Cinéma group and resumed its film production business. AMLF was later folded into Pathé Distribution as a result. |
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Pathé Fréres logo from "The Invisible Thief" in 1909Pathé Coloured Version |
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<u>Logo:</u> On a black (or grey/worn-out black) background, we see a still image of a rooster in white (sometimes orange) posing as if it is about to crow. Below it is the cursive text "Pathé fréres". |
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|Pathe4.jpeg|1st Logo (1927-1936) |
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|Pathe_(1943)_(From_-_Women_in_Bondage).png|2nd Logo (1943) |
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|Pathe5.jpeg|3rd Logo (1945-1948) |
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|Pathe6.png|4th Logo (March 9, 1945-1946) |
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|Pathe_(1970).png|5th Logo (1970-1980s) |
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|Pathe_Pictures_(1989)_(From_-_Arthur_Murray_Dance_Lessons_Cha_Cha).png|6th Logo (1989) |
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|Pathe7.jpeg|7th Logo (1991-1999) |
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|pathe9.jpeg|8th Logo (July 2, 1999-) |
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}} |
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===1st Logo (1927-1936)=== |
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<u>FX/SFX:</u> None. |
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<gallery mode="packed" heights="200"> |
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Pathe4.jpeg |
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Pathe (1929) (Credit - Earth full of Logos).png |
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File:Pathé (1927) (From - Chicago).png |
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</gallery> |
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{{YouTube|id=WoRM_RVSGhA|id2=3BHxHx2Ac2Y}} |
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'''Visuals:''' Inside a white circle on a black background, there is a rooster, which seems to be standing on top of a model globe. Below is the word "Pathé", in the same style as before. The word is in white, except for the areas which overlap the circle, which are in black. The rooster crows. |
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<u>Music/Sounds:</u> Silent, or sometimes may have featured the accompanying score. |
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'''Variant:''' |
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<u>Availability:</u> Near extinction. |
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*On ''Two Fresh Eggs'', a <u>sepia-toned version</u> is used. |
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*A variant exists where the background is white and the text is black and thinner. |
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*On silent films <u>produced by Cecil B. DeMille</u>, there is the text "Distributed by Pathé" overlapping the globe and the rooster. |
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'''Technique:''' Live-action. |
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<u>Editor's Note:</u> TBA. |
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'''Audio:''' Just the rooster crowing. On silent films with this logo, it had the film's score over it. |
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===2nd Logo (1909-1920's)=== |
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Pathe Freres (1912) |
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'''Availability:''' Most surviving prints of their output have this removed or plastered over with the 7th logo (an example of this is on the Olive Films DVD & Blu-ray of the 1959 French version of ''Les Misérables''). It may still be intact on French films released by The Criterion Collection, Fox Lorber, and Koch Media, among other specialty/art film labels. It was also seen on UK and French prints of Hal Roach's ''Laurel and Hardy'' comedies and Cecil B. DeMille's silent films such as ''Chicago'' and ''The Godless Girl''. This was found intact on Pathegrams News Digests. Also seen on ''Van Beuren'' cartoons from 1929-1930 (most YouTubers remove the Pathé logo, but some kept them, particularly [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC91Xc99QjNk-ywL6U8oDyXg/videos Motion Pictures]). |
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<u>Logo:</u> On a sepia tinted background, we see the same logo but tinted in sepia a bit and the rooster is flipped horizontally. |
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===2nd Logo (1943)=== |
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<u>FX/SFX:</u> None. |
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<gallery mode="packed" heights="200"> |
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Pathe (1943) (From - Women in Bondage).png |
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</gallery> |
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{{YouTube|id=z7rqhhEtBdA}} |
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'''Visuals:''' There is the front of a skyscraper at dusk. A black square with a picture of a rooster is in the middle of the building. The large text "PATHE" is beneath the square while a marquee with the text "PICTURES LTD" is beneath "PATHE". The camera then pans down to reveal that the text is part of a building awning with "PRESENTS" encased in a rectangle. |
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<u>Music/Sounds:</u> Silent, or sometimes the accompanying score. |
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'''Technique:''' Camera-controlled animation. |
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<u>Availability:</u> Extremely rare. |
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'''Audio:''' A horn fanfare. |
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<u>Editor's Note:</u> TBA. |
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'''Availability:''' Most prints of titles from this period have it removed or plastered over with the 3rd logo. Some films, such as ''Cosmo Jones'' and ''Crime Smasher'', have kept it intact with the 7th logo following. |
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===3rd Logo (1920's-1929)=== |
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Pathé (1896?-1929) |
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===3rd Logo (1945-1948)=== |
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<u>Logo:</u> On a black background, we see the word "Pathé", with the tops of the "t and "h" connected and "Distributors" below. On the left and right sides are circles with rooster drawings in crowing stances, both in opposite directions. |
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[[File:Pathe5.jpeg|center|350px]] |
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{{YouTube|id=y0iW0EJX22w|id2=2FklUtqoB9A|id3=IXyW8mBdhGA}} |
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'''Visuals:''' On a gray background, there is a rooster inside a black circle. Beneath the rooster is "Pathe PICTURES LTD.", with "Pathé" in a large cursive font. |
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<u>FX/SFX:</u> None. |
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'''Technique:''' A painting filmed by a cameraman. |
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<u>Music/Sounds:</u> Silent, or (often) had the accompanying score over it. |
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'''Audio:''' None or the opening theme of the film. |
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<u>Availability:</u> Extremely rare/near extinction. One film that had this logo was ''Grandma's Boy''. |
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'''Availability:''' Unknown.{{AvailabilityExamples}} |
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<u>Editor's Note:</u> TBA. |
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===4th Logo ( |
===4th Logo (March 9, 1945-1946)=== |
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[[File:Pathe6.png|center|350px]] |
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{{YouTube|id=2rvatmzreaQ}} |
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'''Visuals:''' There are the words "Un film" and a circle with a black and white picture of a rooster fade in. Then "Pathé" in large handwritten font draws itself below. |
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<center> |
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<youtube width="247" height="187">YDMXl3Q7aD0</youtube><youtube width="247" height="187">8DXkpXIUFCg</youtube> |
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</center> |
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'''Technique:''' Cel animation. |
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Logo: On a black background, we see the white, abstract rooster that crows again, which is written in a graffiti-like style, albeit with a fluorescent white drawing. Underneath, we see "Pathé - Baby" with underlined below the rooster, and the "-" is inside the leg of rooster. |
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'''Audio:''' The opening theme of the film. |
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FX/SFX: None. |
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'''Availability:''' Seen on the French DVD and the Criterion DVD of ''Les Enfants du Paradis'' at the start, the end of part 1, and the end of part 2. On the Criterion Blu-ray, the current Pathé ident replaces this at the start but it is seen at the end of the film since both parts 1 & 2 are combined into one. |
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Music/Sounds: None. |
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===5th Logo (1970-1980s)=== |
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Availability: Seen on some Pathé-Baby 9.5mm films, such as ''La Bonne Cusiniere'' and ''Félix Le Chat''. |
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{{MIA}} |
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[[File:Pathe (1970).png|center|350px]] |
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'''Visuals:''' On a worn-out black background, there is a white rectangle containing an abstract red rooster. Beneath that is the white text "PATHÉ". "TRADEMARK OF QUALITY SINCE 1896" is beneath "PATHÉ" in smaller print. |
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Editor's Note: This is a favorite of many of use thanks to 9.5mm film fans community, among the 95filmforever fans of home movies. |
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'''Technique:''' A hand-drawn graphic. |
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===5th Logo (1921-1922?, 1918?-1927?, B)=== |
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'''Audio:''' Unknown. |
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<center> |
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<youtube width="247" height="187">6GXhGf2YZT4</youtube> |
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</center> |
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'''Availability:''' Unknown. |
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Logo: On a black background, we see a coin and a rooster in white, with a shining on it. Text are seen embossed in a stone, with "PATHEX" and "TRADE - MARK" on the top and bottom below. |
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===6th Logo (1989)=== |
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FX/SFX: None. |
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Pathe Pictures (1989) (From - Arthur Murray Dance Lessons Cha Cha).png |
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Pathe Pictures (1989, superimposed) (From - the end of Arthur Murray Dance Lessons Cha Cha).png |
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</gallery> |
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{{YouTube|id=mlGuaTTACe4|id2=jU20Hjp3avI}} |
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'''Visuals:''' On a black background, the text "'''PATHÉ PICTURES'''" is seen in a bold white ITC Avant Garde font, with the "'''TH'''" being semi-conjoined and the text "INC." seen on the bottom left of the text pointing up. On the upper left gap is a red rooster silhouette crowing. A few seconds later, "'''PRESENTS'''" fades in below, and then the screen fades to the program. |
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Music/Sounds: None. |
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'''Variant:''' At the end of the program, the logo is seen superimposed on the program, as well as a copyright below. |
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Availability: Extinct. Seen on many Pathex 9.5mm films (including a short subjects) such as ''Here It Is'', [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i93tAxrv2Lw&t=16s ''The Monkey Dressed as a Humans''], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZFxKZzwx4Jg ''California Or Bust''] and [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vAPaVdB4kww ''Felix The Cat (Félix Le Chat)''] cartoons, which can be watched on YouTube. |
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'''Technique:''' A digital graphic. |
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Editor's Note: The drawing of the coin, and the text looks old school. Also, the logo is very shaky. |
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'''Audio:''' The opening and ending themes of the film. |
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===6th Logo (Mid 1921?-1925?)=== |
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'''Availability:''' It was only seen on ''Arthur Murray Dance Lessons: Cha Cha''. |
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<center> |
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<youtube width="329" height="187">dPjiGlSsAtg</youtube><youtube width="329" height="187">rOW18CXfOyw</youtube> |
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</center> |
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===7th Logo (1991-1999)=== |
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Logo: On a black background, we see a white triangle with a filmreel overlaps the triangle, with the 3 words "SAFETY FILM" on the left, right and top, albeit is in the outlined top. We fades in to see the words: |
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<gallery mode="packed" heights="170"> |
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File:Pathe7.jpeg |
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File:Alternate Pathé-Chargeurs Variant.png |
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</gallery> |
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{{YouTube|id=oJhrnLUgWnQ|id2=XDJEgQeHWLo}} |
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'''Visuals:''' On a black background, a yellow line appears and slowly turns into a sunrise. Dark blue and red streaks come from the bottom of the sun, forming a rooster. Once it appears, the sun disappears, leaving a yellow rectangle surrounding the rooster, with "PATHÉ" written under it, and a small yellow line. After a few seconds, the rectangle flips out vertically. |
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<center> |
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PATHESCOPE |
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Presents |
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</center> |
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'''Variants:''' |
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in a script font, which then overlaps the emblem. |
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*A Pathé/[[Chargeurs]] variant exists. Here, the rectangle does not flip out. Instead, it flips vertically, turning into a star. It zooms and the formation of Chargeurs' logo begins. |
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*An alternate Pathé/Chargeurs Variant exists. Only that for this variant, it's the same animation as the Pathé Interactive Logo with Interactive removed from the yellow line, with the Chargeurs Logo animating like the standard Pathé/Chargeurs from the time, plus the Logo animates at a smoother frame. |
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*On trailers as well as UK VHS releases, the logo slowly zooms in. Also, the "PATHE" text is now dark blue with a white stroke around it. |
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'''Technique:''' Possibly cel animation (by Digital Pictures). |
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Closing Variant: On the closing variant, the text "A PATHESCOPE FILM" is appeared on the emblem. |
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'''Audio:''' A short synthesized fanfare, followed by a dreamy synth/piano tune. Sometimes silent. |
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FX/SFX: The fading in. |
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'''Availability:''' |
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Music/Sounds: Silent, or the opening theme. |
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* The normal variant can be found on the original Pathé VHS release of ''Super Mario Bros.'' |
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* The zooming variant appears on VHS tapes released by [[20th Century Home Entertainment|Fox]] in the UK such as ''The Fifth Element'', ''Twenty Four Seven'' and ''Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery''. It may have appeared on UK theatrical releases from the time as well. |
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* It's unknown for what film the Alternate Pathé/Chargeurs was seen in. |
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===8th Logo (July 2, 1999-)=== |
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Availability: Rare, during the 40-80 years of use. Seen on many Pathescope films in the UK, such as ''The Alarum Clock'' and ''The ABC of Aviation'', albeit can be seen on YouTube. |
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Pathé 1999 logo (fullscreen).jpg|4:3 version |
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Pathé logo 1999.png|16:9 version |
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Pathé 1999 logo (European widescreen matted).png|1.66:1 matted version |
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Pathé 1999 logo (scope).png|Scope version |
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Pathé 2012 enhanced logo (widescreen).png|16:9 version |
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pathe9.jpeg|Scope version |
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Pathé 2012 enhanced logo (open matte).png|Open matte version |
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pathe8.jpeg |
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Pathé (2000) Closing Logo.jpg |
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</gallery> |
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{{YouTube|id=frhVmPVclZs|id2=VD-B0aseXQk|id3=gUwya6MZ6_A|id4=yO0ZNAM-Njw|id5=LCdVxNG5_3k|id6=0OSt95dUvzQ}} |
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</tabber> |
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'''Visuals:''' On a grey background, there is a balloon reading "PATHÉ!" in yellow, stylized after the speech bubble variant, made into a mobile, rotating around clockwise, with the letters revolving around as well. There are two shadows of the mobile cast in the background by two spotlights. Then, the mobile stalls in its moment, only for it to rotate to its side, with a shadow of a rooster turning into view. |
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'''Trivia:''' There are replicas of the mobile seen in some [[Les Cinémas Pathé Gaumont|Pathé cinemas]] (mostly from the Netherlands). However, they are designed differently than the logo. You can see the demonstration [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nMWB5sxV8tk here]. |
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Editor's Note: None. |
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'''Variants:''' |
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===7th Logo (1929-1936)=== |
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*Some trailers have a short version of the logo, starting when the mobile stalls. |
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*An enhancement to the logo, with more realistic-looking tinting, was introduced in 2012. |
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*On several trailers and at the end of ''Chicken Run'', the print version of the logo is seen, containing only "PATHÉ!" in either white or its corporate bulbous yellow font, without any motion. It was also used as an in-credit logo for films like ''Thunderpants'' and ''The Magic Roundabout''. |
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**There is another version that has the name in 2 speech bubbles, coming from a rooster. The text here is now stretched and straightened upwards. |
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*A 1.66:1 matted version was spotted on French DVD releases, including ''Pollux - Le manège enchanté'' (the French title for ''The Magic Roundabout'') |
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*On some French Blu-ray releases, the logo is in 2.35:1 and is in a shade of blue. This was spotted on the Blu-ray release of the said film. |
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*On the UK VHS and 4:3 UK TV broadcasts of ''Chicken Run'', the logo cuts to when we see the logo revealed. It applies to both the retail and rental versions. The DVD release has it uncut. |
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'''Technique:''' CGI produced by Landor Associates in Paris, France. |
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<u>Logo:</u> Inside a white circle on a black BG, we see a rooster, which seems to be standing on top of a model globe. Below it is the word "Pathé", in the same style as before. The word is in white, except the areas which overlap the circle, which are in black. The rooster crows. |
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<u>Variant:</u> On ''Two Fresh Eggs'', a sepia-toned version is used. |
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<u>FX/SFX:</u> The rooster crowing. |
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<u>Music/Sounds:</u> Just the rooster crowing. On silent films with this logo, it had the film's score over it. |
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<u>Availability:</u> Very rare. Most surviving prints of their output have this removed or plastered over with the 11th logo (an example of this is on the Olive Films DVD & Blu-ray of the 1959 French version of ''Les Misérables''). May still be intact on French films released by The Criterion Collection, Fox Lorber, and Koch Media, among other specialty/art film labels. Was also seen on UK and French prints of Hal Roach's Laurel and Hardy comedies. This was found intact on Pathegrams News Digests. |
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<u>Editor's Note:</u> TBA. |
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=== 8th Logo (1933) === |
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Nickname: “Pathé - Baby 9.5”, |
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<u>Logo:</u> |
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* Opening: On a black background we see white lined circle with the rooster in it, then the text letter by letter titles “<u>Pathé - Baby</u>”. After a few seconds, the text reading “Le cinéma parlant” then fades in below from left to right, then the text reading “chez soi” also fades in below from left to right. after a few seconds, all of the text fades out from up to down, Then “9 m/m 5” title zooms in, then stops, It then later fade out from left to right to show the word “PRÉSENTE”. |
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* Closing: On a black background behind the gray text reading “Fin”, we see the white curved line, Above it we see a cartoon white rooster crowing, Below it is the text “PATHÉ 9 m/m 5”. |
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FX/SFX: |
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* Opening: The fading in and out, and zooming. |
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* Closing: The animated rooster moving up and down, and crowing. |
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<u>Music/Sounds:</u> |
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* Opening: The opening theme or the film. |
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* Closing: Same rooster crowing sound as the previous logo. |
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<u>Availability:</u> Extremely rare. See on a few Pathé - Baby 9.5mm releases of Krazy Kat. |
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<u>Editor’s Note:</u> TBA |
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===9th Logo (1941-1948)=== |
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Pathé Pictures (1948) |
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<u>Logo:</u> Over a light grey background we see a circle with a rooster drawn on it, surrounded by stars. Under the circle the word "Pathé" in cursive-likefont is seen. Under it are the words "PICTURES LTD.". |
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<u>FX/SFX:</u> None, it's a still logo. |
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<u>Music/Sounds:</u> The opening theme to the film. |
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<u>Availability:</u> Rare. Preserved on ''Love on the dole'' and ''The Ghosts of Berkley Square''. |
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<u>Editor's Note:</u> TBA. |
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===10th Logo (1943)=== |
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<u>Logo:</u> We see the front of a skyscraper at dusk. A black square with a picture of a rooster is in the middle of the building. The large text "PATHE" is beneath the square while a marquee with the text "PICTURES LTD" beneath "PATHE". The camera then pans down to reveal that the text is part of a building awning with "PRESENTS" encased in a rectangle. |
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<u>FX/SFX:</u> The camera panning. |
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<u>Music/Sounds:</u> An uninspired horn fanfare. |
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<u>Availability:</u> Rare. Most prints of titles from this period have it removed or plastered over with the 11th logo. Some films, such as ''Cosmo Jones, Crime Smasher'', have kept it intact with the 11th logo following. |
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<u>Editor's Note:</u> TBA. |
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===11th Logo (1945)=== |
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Pathe Cinema (1945) |
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<u>Logo:</u> We see the words "Un film" and a circle with a black and white picture of a rooster fade in. Then "Pathe" in large handwritten font draws itself below. |
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<u>FX/SFX:</u> The name drawing. |
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<u>Music/Sounds:</u> The opening theme of the film. |
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<u>Availability:</u> Rare. Seen on the French DVD and the Criterion DVD of ''Les Enfants du Paradis'' at the start, the end of part 1 and end of part 2. On the Criterion Blu-ray, the current Pathé ident replaces this at the start but it is seen at the end of the film since both parts 1 & 2 are combined into one. |
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<u>Editor's Note:</u> TBA. |
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===12th Logo (1992-1999)=== |
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Pathé (1997)Une société de Chargeurs (1993)Pathé Vidéo (1993)Pathe Interactive (1995) |
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<u>Nicknames:</u> "The Sunrise Rooster" |
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<u>Logo:</u> On a black background, we see a yellow line appearing, which slowly turns into a sunrise. Dark blue and red streaks come from the bottom of the sun, forming a rooster. Once it appears, the sun disappears, leaving a yellow rectangle surrounding the rooster, with "PATHE" written under it, and a small yellow line. After a few seconds, the rectangle flips over vertically, turning into a star, and zooms out. A blue oval-shaped ball appears. Four white stars appear from the top of it, surrounding the ball, while the yellow star floats on top of the ball. The text "une société de" appears on the top of the logo, while "CHARGEURS" appears below it. |
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<u>Variants:</u> |
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*An interactive variant appeared on games during this era. It has a shorter animation part, and the word "interactive" appeared in italics in the rectangle below the company name. Below that is "a Chargeurs company", either in English or in French, with the Chargeurs logo above that. |
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*This logo was also used as a de-facto home video logo, with "VIDEO" chryoned below the rectangle. |
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*On later releases, the video version omits the Chargeurs part. |
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*The trailer variant features this logo zooming to us. |
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<u>FX/SFX:</u> The sunrise effect and the rooster and logo forming. |
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<u>Music/Sounds:</u> A short synthesized fanfare, followed by a dreamy synth/piano tune. |
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<u>Music/Sounds Variants:</u> |
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*On the interactive variant, only the last part of the theme is heard. |
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*Sometimes, the logo was silent. |
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<u>Availability:</u> Scarce. The standard version was seen on UK prints of films such as ''1492: Conquest of Paradise'', but has likely fallen to plastering with the current logo. The home video version was seen on video releases from the company at the time, while the interactive variant was spotted on the CD-I games ''Asterix: Caesar's Challenge'' and ''International Tennis Open''. |
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<u>Editor's Note:</u> This is a beautifully animated logo, and it is a worthy predecessor of the 10th logo. |
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===13th Logo (1999- )=== |
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Pathe (1999)Pathe (2011)Pathé (France) - CLG Wiki |
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<u>Nickname:</u> "The Print Pathé Logo", "Pathe!" |
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<u>Logo:</u> Basically, this is the print version of the current logo, containing only "PATHÉ!" in its corporate bulbous yellow font, without any motion. |
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<u>Variants:</u> |
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*There is another version which has the name in 2 speech bubbles, coming from a rooster. The text here looks very different than usual, though. |
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*On the trailer for ''The Diving Bell and the Butterfly'', the logo is gray-green. |
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*On the trailer for ''Eden Lake and several other films'', the logo is silver. |
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<u>FX/SFX:</u> None. |
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<u>Music/Sounds: None.</u> |
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<u>Availability:</u> This logo is seen on several trailers, on ''Chicken Run'' and ''Magic Roundabout'' (also known as ''Doogal'' in the US) and also appears (in yellow) on the video game ''Asterix and Obelix Take on Caesar''. The version with the rooster is very rare, which was seen on a trailer for ''Iron Lady''. |
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<u>Editor's Note:</u> TBA. |
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<u>Nicknames:</u> "The Mobile", "The Shadow Rooster", "Pathé Mobile" |
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<u>Logo:</u> On a grey background, we see a balloon reading "PATHE!" in yellow, stylized after the speech bubble variant, made into a mobile, turning backwards and forwards, with the letters revolving into place. There are two shadows of the mobile casted in the background by two spotlights. Then, we see a shadow of the Pathé rooster at the end of the logo. |
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<u>Trivia:</u> There are replicas of the mobile seen in some Pathé cinemas. However, they are designed differently than the logo does. |
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*On the British release of ''Be Kind Rewind'', the logo is "Sweded", it is much cheaper-looking, and during the variant, Jack Black's hand turns the backwards "P" forwards. Instead of a rooster, a rubber duck on a stick pops up, and the sound of a chicken is added at the end (the American release has the standard New Line Cinema logo). |
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*An enhancement to the logo, with more realistic-looking tinting, was introduced in 2012. |
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*''Dirty Sanchez'' uses the same logo, with the exception of the end, when we see the shadow of scissors cutting one the threads of the balloon, making the rooster fall. |
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'''Audio:''' A lush piano, drum, choir, and string fanfare. Films such as ''Astérix and Obélix: Mission Cleopatra'' have a chicken clucking at the end. |
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<u>FX/SFX:</u> The Pathé logo turning backwards and the shadows. Nice CGI animation (though it may also be done with real models), produced by Landor Associates in Paris, France. |
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'''Audio Trivia:''' Parts of the fanfare would later be sampled and remixed for the company's UK website between 2005 and 2011. |
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<u>Music/Sounds:</u> A lush piano, drum, choir, and string fanfare, sometimes with a chicken clucking at the end. ''Be Kind Rewind'' uses a cheap rendition of the fanfare, with acapella voices and kazoo. |
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<u>Availability:</u> Very common. This plasters older logos on current prints of their output, and other distributors tags on films Pathé now owns (an example is on the Criterion Collection release of ''Tie Me Up, Tie Me Down'', in which Pathé obtained U.S. rights from its previous owner, Miramax) as well as being a de-facto home video logo in the UK (this is because 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment holds the distribution rights to Pathe's material on home media in that country). It is also seen at the beginning of international releases of ''Chicken Run'', accompanied with the film's theme music; however, it does not appear on the Dreamworks print (although the 10th logo appears at the end). |
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*The shortened trailer variant uses the last several seconds of the theme. |
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*Sometimes, the film's opening theme would be used instead. |
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*On the UK DVD release of ''Chicken Run'', the fanfare is out of sync, playing before the logo animates. |
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*On both European Portuguese and Korean prints of ''The Magic Roundabout'', the opening score has been cut to when the logo appears, mostly due to it playing a few seconds before it. |
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<u>Editor's Note:</u> This logo is considered a favorite for anyone who grew up watching Pathe films on cable television, VHS tapes, and DVDs during the 2000s. |
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*This plasters older logos on current prints of their output, and other distributors' tags on films Pathé now owns (an example is on the Criterion Collection release of ''Tie Me Up, Tie Me Down'', in which Pathé obtained U.S. rights from its previous owner, Miramax) |
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*As with the last logo, it is used as a de-facto home video logo in the UK and France. |
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** The 1.85:1 version was only seen on UK DVD releases of films from the company such as ''Millions'', ''Chicken Run'', ''The Magic Roundabout'', ''Be Kind Rewind'' as well as many foreign films such as ''Les Choristes'' (''The Chorus'') and ''菊次郎の夏'' (''Kikujiro''). |
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** The 1.33:1 version was most likely to appear on some anime releases in France such as ''Gunnm'' (''Battle Angel'' in the USA), ''Ghost in the Shell'' and ''Ninja Scroll''. It appears on UK VHS releases, and also the UK DVD release of ''Angry Kid'' Season 1 (Season 2 was distributed by [[2 Entertain]]). |
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** The 2.35:1 version appeared on some UK DVD releases such as ''127 Hours'' and ''Two Brothers'' the 2012 re-release of ''Chicken Run'', alongside the live-action ''Astérix'' movies. |
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*It is also seen at the beginning of British and European releases of ''Chicken Run'', accompanied by the film's theme music; however, it does not appear on the DreamWorks print, due to the length of that logo at the start of the film (although the print version of this logo appears at the end). It did however appear on the French, German and Spanish Blu-ray releases and on the Netflix UK print of the film with the original fanfare intact, followed by the DreamWorks Pictures logo. The latter on the other hand has this (and the entire film) on PAL speed. |
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*The print logo is seen on several trailers, on ''Chicken Run'' and ''The Magic Roundabout'' (also known as ''Doogal'' in the US and several other countries), and also appears (in yellow) on the video game ''Astérix and Obélix Take on Caesar''. The version with the rooster was seen in a trailer for ''The Iron Lady''. |
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*It can also be seen in the 2018 Australian Umbrella Entertainment DVD release of ''Driving Miss Daisy'' (this is because Pathé has international rights to the film). |
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*It also appeared on the UK Blu-ray of ''Super Mario Bros.'' (1993), possibly due to using a streaming print of the film. Also on the Australian Umbrella Entertainment Blu-ray and 4K UHD Blu-ray releases of said film. |
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Pathé is a major film production and distribution company, that owns a number of cinema chains through its subsidiary Les Cinémas Pathé Gaumont across Europe. It is the second oldest operating film company behind Gaumont which was established in September 28, 1896 by the four brothers Charles, Émile, Théophile, and Jacques Pathé, and before Titanus (founded in 1904), Nordisk Film (founded in 1906), Universal Pictures, Paramount Pictures, and Nikkatsu Corporation (all founded in 1912). In 1942, the company was acquired by Adrien Ramauge and was later renamed to Pathé-Cinéma, while Pathé's distribution branch became AMLF. In 1990, Chargeurs purchased the Pathé-Cinéma group and resumed its film production business. AMLF was later folded into Pathé Distribution as a result.
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1st Logo (1927-1936) | 2nd Logo (1943) | 3rd Logo (1945-1948) | 4th Logo (March 9, 1945-1946) |
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5th Logo (1970-1980s) | 6th Logo (1989) | 7th Logo (1991-1999) | 8th Logo (July 2, 1999-) |
Visuals: Inside a white circle on a black background, there is a rooster, which seems to be standing on top of a model globe. Below is the word "Pathé", in the same style as before. The word is in white, except for the areas which overlap the circle, which are in black. The rooster crows.
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Technique: Live-action.
Audio: Just the rooster crowing. On silent films with this logo, it had the film's score over it.
Availability: Most surviving prints of their output have this removed or plastered over with the 7th logo (an example of this is on the Olive Films DVD & Blu-ray of the 1959 French version of Les Misérables). It may still be intact on French films released by The Criterion Collection, Fox Lorber, and Koch Media, among other specialty/art film labels. It was also seen on UK and French prints of Hal Roach's Laurel and Hardy comedies and Cecil B. DeMille's silent films such as Chicago and The Godless Girl. This was found intact on Pathegrams News Digests. Also seen on Van Beuren cartoons from 1929-1930 (most YouTubers remove the Pathé logo, but some kept them, particularly Motion Pictures).
Visuals: There is the front of a skyscraper at dusk. A black square with a picture of a rooster is in the middle of the building. The large text "PATHE" is beneath the square while a marquee with the text "PICTURES LTD" is beneath "PATHE". The camera then pans down to reveal that the text is part of a building awning with "PRESENTS" encased in a rectangle.
Technique: Camera-controlled animation.
Audio: A horn fanfare.
Availability: Most prints of titles from this period have it removed or plastered over with the 3rd logo. Some films, such as Cosmo Jones and Crime Smasher, have kept it intact with the 7th logo following.
Visuals: On a gray background, there is a rooster inside a black circle. Beneath the rooster is "Pathe PICTURES LTD.", with "Pathé" in a large cursive font.
Technique: A painting filmed by a cameraman.
Audio: None or the opening theme of the film.
Availability: Unknown. [Examples?]
Visuals: There are the words "Un film" and a circle with a black and white picture of a rooster fade in. Then "Pathé" in large handwritten font draws itself below.
Technique: Cel animation.
Audio: The opening theme of the film.
Availability: Seen on the French DVD and the Criterion DVD of Les Enfants du Paradis at the start, the end of part 1, and the end of part 2. On the Criterion Blu-ray, the current Pathé ident replaces this at the start but it is seen at the end of the film since both parts 1 & 2 are combined into one.
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Visuals: On a worn-out black background, there is a white rectangle containing an abstract red rooster. Beneath that is the white text "PATHÉ". "TRADEMARK OF QUALITY SINCE 1896" is beneath "PATHÉ" in smaller print.
Technique: A hand-drawn graphic.
Audio: Unknown.
Availability: Unknown.
Visuals: On a black background, the text "PATHÉ PICTURES" is seen in a bold white ITC Avant Garde font, with the "TH" being semi-conjoined and the text "INC." seen on the bottom left of the text pointing up. On the upper left gap is a red rooster silhouette crowing. A few seconds later, "PRESENTS" fades in below, and then the screen fades to the program.
Variant: At the end of the program, the logo is seen superimposed on the program, as well as a copyright below.
Technique: A digital graphic.
Audio: The opening and ending themes of the film.
Availability: It was only seen on Arthur Murray Dance Lessons: Cha Cha.
Visuals: On a black background, a yellow line appears and slowly turns into a sunrise. Dark blue and red streaks come from the bottom of the sun, forming a rooster. Once it appears, the sun disappears, leaving a yellow rectangle surrounding the rooster, with "PATHÉ" written under it, and a small yellow line. After a few seconds, the rectangle flips out vertically.
Variants:
Technique: Possibly cel animation (by Digital Pictures).
Audio: A short synthesized fanfare, followed by a dreamy synth/piano tune. Sometimes silent.
Availability:
Visuals: On a grey background, there is a balloon reading "PATHÉ!" in yellow, stylized after the speech bubble variant, made into a mobile, rotating around clockwise, with the letters revolving around as well. There are two shadows of the mobile cast in the background by two spotlights. Then, the mobile stalls in its moment, only for it to rotate to its side, with a shadow of a rooster turning into view.
Trivia: There are replicas of the mobile seen in some Pathé cinemas (mostly from the Netherlands). However, they are designed differently than the logo. You can see the demonstration here.
Variants:
Technique: CGI produced by Landor Associates in Paris, France.
Audio: A lush piano, drum, choir, and string fanfare. Films such as Astérix and Obélix: Mission Cleopatra have a chicken clucking at the end.
Audio Trivia: Parts of the fanfare would later be sampled and remixed for the company's UK website between 2005 and 2011.
Audio Variants:
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