United Pictures Corporation
United Pictures Corporation (UPC) was an American film production company in the mid 1960s who specialized in the production of nine action and science fiction films shot economically with an eye for their product to be viewed for television showing. The organization became part of Commonwealth United Entertainment who released their films theatrically.
History
In 1966, UPC was created to produce color
The board of UPC comprised four people. Director
Originally UPC planned to do their own
UPC's first films Castle of Evil and Destination Inner Space were shot back to back in fourteen days in 1966 with Lyon stating "I don't recommend this hurried approach as a practice, because quality has to suffer."[3]
Filmography
- Castle of Evil (1966)
- Destination Inner Space (1966)
- Cyborg 2087 (1966)
- Dimension 5 (1966)
- The Money Jungle (1967)
- Two Crosses at Danger Pass (1967)
- Seven Pistols for a Massacre (1967)
- The Destructors (1968)
- Panic in the City (1968)
- The Girl Who Knew Too Much (1968)
- Tiger by the Tail (Shot in 1968, released in 1970)
References
- OCLC 27307489.
- ISBN 9781476614410.
- ^ P 38 Lyon, Francis D. Two Camera Shooting Can Cut Costs Action Volumes 5-6 Directors Guild of America, 1970
- Lyon, Francis D. Twists of Fate: An Oscar Winner's International Career Evanston Pub., 1993
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