Cinema chains in France

Pathé SAS (; styled as PATHÉ!) is a French major film production and distribution company, owning a number of cinema chains through its subsidiary Pathé Cinémas and television networks across Europe. Pathé is also the second-oldest operating film company, behind Gaumont, which was established in 1895.

upright=1.35|thumb|A Spido reportage at the Fotomuseum Antwerp left|thumb|Léon Gaumont, founder of the group and important inventor in the field of cinema alt=Alice Guy in 1896|left|thumb|Alice Guy, first woman film director, launched by Léon Gaumont and later head of production at Gaumont. Gaumont SA () is a French film and television production and distribution company headquartered in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France. Founded by the engineer-turned-inventor Léon Gaumont (1864–1946) in 1895, it is the second film studio after The Black Maria and the oldest extant film company in the world, establis

French businessman, film director, screenwriter and film producer (born 1938)

French television channel

France-based cinema operator

cinema chain owned by Pathé