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New World Pictures
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Foundation date 1 january 1970

New World Pictures (also known as New World Communications Group, Inc. and founded as New World Pictures, Ltd., then renamed New World Entertainment) was an American independent production and (in its final years as an autonomous entity) multimedia company. It was founded in 1970 as a producer and distributor of motion pictures, later expanding into television production in 1984. New World eventually expanded into broadcasting with the acquisition of seven television stations in 1993, with the broadcasting unit expanding through additional purchases made during 1994.

20th Century Fox (then owned by News Corporation), controlled by Rupert Murdoch, became a major investor in 1994 and purchased the company outright in 1997; the alliance with Murdoch, particularly through a group affiliation agreement with New World reached between the two companies in May 1994, helped to cement the Fox network as the fourth major U.S. television network.

Although effectively defunct, it, along with various regional subsidiaries (i.e. "New World Communications of Tampa"), continues to exist as holding companies within the complex 21st Century Fox corporate structure.

Best films

The Tin Drum
The Tin Drum
(1979) Piranha
Piranha
(1978) Death Race 2000
Death Race 2000
(1975) Cries and Whispers
Cries and Whispers
(1972) Amarcord
Amarcord
(1973)
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Filmography of New World Pictures (227 films)

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The Woman Hunt
The Woman Hunt (1972)
, 1h21
Directed by Eddie Romero
Origin USA
Genres Horror
Actors John Ashley, Pat Woodell, Sid Haig, Ken Metcalfe, Eddie García, Alona Alegre

Some mercenaries Tony (John Ashley), Silas (Sid Haig) and Karp (Ken Metcalf) have been kidnapping women and taking them to an island where a wealthy man named Spyros (Eddie Garcia) assembles a group to hunt the women. Tony begins to question what he is doing and helps McGee (Pat Woodell), Billie (Charlene Jones) and Lori (Laurie Rose) escape. Karp and Silas have a falling out and Karp kills Silas. Spyros' head of security, Magda (Lisa Todd) goes after the escapees but is killed in a trap. Billie and Lori are killed during the hunt and Tony kills Spyros. He and McGee escape to safety.
Sweet Kill
Sweet Kill (1972)
, 1h25
Directed by Curtis Hanson
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Horror
Themes Serial killer films
Actors Tab Hunter, John Aprea, Isabel Jewell, Angus Scrimm, Roberta Collins

Eddie Collins finds that he is unable to perform sexually with women because of some earlier repressed memories of his mother. After accidentally killing a woman while trying to sleep with her, he finds that he is able to get aroused by the dead body. This leads him into a chain of luring women into bed in order to kill them for sexual gratification.
Night of the Cobra Woman
Night of the Cobra Woman (1972)
, 1h25
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Horror
Actors Marlene Clark, Vic Díaz, Vic Silayan, Rosemarie Gil

A beautiful woman turns into a cobra.
The Water Margin
The Water Margin (1972)
, 2h
Directed by Chang Cheh, Wu Ma
Origin Hong kong
Genres Drama, Martial arts, Action, Martial arts
Themes Films based on mythology, Sports films, Martial arts films, Wuxia films
Actors Tetsurō Tanba, David Chiang, Ti Lung, Wu Ma, Ku Feng, Chen Kuan-tai

The plot is based on the story of how "Jade Unicorn" Lu Junyi came to join the outlaw band at Liangshan Marsh and the outlaws' battle with the Zeng Family Fortress.
The Big Doll House
The Big Doll House (1971)
, 1h35
Directed by Jack Hill
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Action
Themes Prison films, Films about sexuality, Erotic films, Sexploitation films, Women in prison films
Actors Roberta Collins, Pam Grier, Sid Haig, Christiane Schmidtmer, Pat Woodell, Brooke Mills

Collier (Brown) enters prison, having been found guilty of killing her husband. She is introduced to the beautiful occupants of her cell, in for crimes ranging from political insurgency to heroin addiction. The women often clash, which leads to their torture by sadistic guard Lucian (Kathryn Loder). The torture ceremonies are viewed by an impassive cloaked figure.
Women in Cages
Women in Cages (1971)
, 1h21
Directed by Gerardo de León
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Erotic, Thriller, Action, Crime
Themes Prison films, Films about sexuality, Erotic films, Sexploitation films, Women in prison films, LGBT-related film, Lesbian-related films
Actors Jennifer Gan, Roberta Collins, Pam Grier, Bernard Bonnin, Charlie Davao, Paquito Diaz

Une jeune femme rêvant d'être chanteuse d'opéra est envoyée en Afrique par son agent. Là-bas, elle se fait passer pour une indigène. Rapidement, un homme très important dans le monde de l'opéra tombe sous son charme, la prend sous son aile et décide d'en faire une vedette aux Etats-Unis.
The Beast of the Yellow Night
The Beast of the Yellow Night (1971)
, 1h27
Directed by Eddie Romero
Origin Philippines
Genres Horror
Themes Films about animals, Wolves in film, Demons in film, Werewolves in film
Actors John Ashley, Mary Charlotte Wilcox, Leopoldo Salcedo, Eddie García, Ken Metcalfe, Vic Díaz

Near the end of World War II, Satan saves Joseph Langdon/Philip Rogers (John Ashley) from death on condition that he become his disciple. Satan has Langdon inhabit the bodies of several people over the years, bringing out their latent evil. As it turns out, he becomes a hairy murderous beast — a werewolf on the rampage carrying out the evil deeds of the Devil for the next 25 years.
Lady Frankenstein
Lady Frankenstein (1971)
, 1h34
Directed by Mel Welles
Genres Science fiction, Horror
Themes Films about computing, Films based on science fiction novels, Frankenstein films, Cyberpunk films
Actors Joseph Cotten, Herbert Fux, Rosalba Neri, Mickey Hargitay, Andrea Aureli, Marino Masè

The films opens with a trio of grave robbers (led by a man named Lynch) delivering a corpse to Baron Frankenstein (Cotten) and his assistant Dr. Marshall (Müller), for obvious reanimation purposes.
The Velvet Vampire
The Velvet Vampire (1971)
, 1h20
Origin USA
Genres Horror comedy, Horror
Themes Films about sexuality, Erotic films, Vampires in film, Comedy horror films
Actors Michael Blodgett, Celeste Yarnall, Robert Tessier

Sleepy-eyed nice guy Lee Ritter (Michael Blodgett) and his vapid, but pretty wife, Susan (Sherry Miles) accept the invitation of mysterious vixen Diane LeFanu (Celeste Yarnall) to visit her in her secluded desert estate. Tensions arise when the couple, unaware at first that Diane is in reality a centuries-old vampire, realize that they are both objects of the pale temptress' seductions.
Bury Me an Angel
Bury Me an Angel (1971)
, 1h29
Directed by Barbara Peeters
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Action
Themes Transport films, Road movies
Actors Dan Haggerty, Joan Gerber

A female biker (Dixie Peabody) seeks to avenge the death of her brother.
The Student Nurses
The Student Nurses (1970)
, 1h29
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Medical-themed films
Actors Elaine Giftos, Karen Carlson, Barbara Leigh, Reni Santoni, Richard Rust, Darrell Larson

Four young women all share a house together as they study to be nurses. Phred falls for a sexy doctor, Jim, despite accidentally sleeping with Jim's roommate. Free-spirited Priscilla, who doesn't wear a bra, has an affair with a drug-selling biker who gets her pregnant and leaves her, causing her to seek an abortion. Sharon forms a relationship with a terminally ill patient. Lynn sets up a free clinic with a Hispanic revolutionary, Victor Charlie.