The Cannon Group, Inc. was an American group of companies, including Cannon Films, which produced films from 1967 to 1994. The extensive group also owned, amongst others, a large international cinema chain and a video film company that invested heavily in the video market, buying the international video rights to several classic film libraries. The Cannon catalogue encompasses a wide range of different genres. Cannon Films is known for its highly successful 1980s actionB movies, such as ''Missing in Action'' (1984), ''American Ninja'' (1985), and ''Bloodsport'' (1988). It also produced the Oscar-nominated films ''Joe'' (1970), ''Runaway Train'' (1985) and ''Street Smart'' (1987).
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