Gongman logo

E202344

The Gongman logo is the iconic opening sequence featuring a man striking a large gong, long used as the trademark ident for the Rank Organisation’s film productions.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Gongman logo canonical 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (43)

Predicate Object
instanceOf corporate logo ⓘ
film production logo ⓘ
motion picture ident ⓘ
trademark ⓘ
appearsBefore main feature presentation ⓘ
associatedWith British cinema ⓘ
associatedWithIndustry film industry ⓘ
category British film logos ⓘ
film studio logos ⓘ
opening title sequences ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
depicts man striking a large gong ⓘ
function brand identification ⓘ
studio signature ⓘ
genre live-action logo sequence ⓘ
hasCulturalStatus icon of classic British film era ⓘ
hasSound gong being struck ⓘ
language English text ⓘ
medium film ⓘ
television prints of Rank films ⓘ
notableFor association with Rank Organisation ⓘ
iconic gong strike sound ⓘ
long-term use over decades ⓘ
relatedTo J. Arthur Rank ⓘ
Rank Organisation ⓘ
represents Rank Organisation brand ⓘ
symbolizes impact of Rank films ⓘ
strength ⓘ
usedAs opening sequence ⓘ
screen ident ⓘ
trademark ident ⓘ
usedBy Rank Organisation ⓘ
usedDuringCentury 20th century ⓘ
usedDuringPeriod post-war British cinema era ⓘ
usedFor Rank Organisation film productions ⓘ
usedIn Rank Organisation home video prints ⓘ
Rank Organisation theatrical releases ⓘ
visualElement Rank Organisation name ⓘ
gong mallet ⓘ
large gong ⓘ
silhouetted strongman ⓘ
visualStyle black-and-white in early versions ⓘ
color in later versions ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Rank Organisation → famousFor → Gongman logo ⓘ
The Rank Organisation → brand → Gongman logo ⓘ