Janus Films

Janus Films

American film distributor

Janus Films is an American film distribution company. The distributor is credited with introducing numerous internationally-produced arthouse films, now considered masterpieces of world cinema, to American audiences, including the films of Michelangelo Antonioni, Sergei Eisenstein, Ingmar Bergman, Federico Fellini, Akira Kurosawa, Satyajit Ray, François Truffaut, Kenji Mizoguchi, Yasujirō Ozu, Robert Bresson, Andrei Tarkovsky, and many other well-regarded directors. Ingmar Bergman's The Seventh Seal was the film responsible for the company's initial growth.

Filmography in the catalog

Credited on 54 films (1924–1980) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field. Also mentioned in 8 other records (descriptions, transcriptions, copyright notes).

Year ▼ Title CreatorLengthFormatColorSound
1924 The Lone Wolf Janus Films Children’s Division 1600 B&W
19-- August Strindberg's Miss Julie Kit Parker Films ; a Janus Films release ; Trans-Global Pictures presents ; produced by Sandrew Productions ; written and directed by Alf Sjöberg. 87 16mm B&W sound
Great chase. Sterling 77 16mm B&W sound
The Chase in the Evolution of the Movies Janus Films 800 ft.