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ABC Cinema

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ABC Cinema in England East, United Kingdom.

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Typical visit
2 h–3 h
  • Limited wheelchair access

About

ABC Cinema is a cinema or movie theatre in England East, United Kingdom. Britain's listed cinemas span Edwardian picture palaces, Art Deco super-cinemas of the 1930s, and the surviving independent neighbourhood houses.

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From the Wikipedia article

ABC Cinemas (Associated British Cinemas) was a cinema chain in the United Kingdom. Originally a wholly owned subsidiary of Associated British Picture Corporation (ABPC), it operated between the 1920s and the 1980s. The brand name was reused in the 1990s until 2000.

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was closed in 1997, only months after Cineworld opened a multiplex in the city]] In the late 1980s, on the verge of bankruptcy, Cannon was taken over by Italian financier Giancarlo Parretti, who then changed the company's name to Pathé Communications, which subsequently bought Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM). These Cannon cinemas, along with a group of cinemas Cannon owned in the Netherlands, were used as part of a phony transaction by Parretti to a holding company purportedly owned by Italian media mogul and future Prime Minister of Italy Silvio Berlusconi, Cinema V; Cinema V was a shell company owned by Parretti's business partner Florio Fiorini, to make it appear that Pathé was paying off…

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Coordinates
53.1729, 0.3491
County
Lincolnshire
District
East Lindsey
Parish
Ingoldmells
Postcode
PE25 1HZ
Parliamentary constituency
Boston and Skegness
Established
1927

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Frequently asked questions

Where is ABC Cinema?
ABC Cinema is in Lincolnshire, East of England, United Kingdom (postcode PE25 1HZ), in the parish of Ingoldmells.
When was ABC Cinema built?
Built or established in 1927.
How do I get to ABC Cinema?
Drivers can navigate to postcode PE25 1HZ. It sits within the Boston and Skegness parliamentary constituency.