
Arri
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Arri Group () (stylized as "ARRI") is a German manufacturer of motion picture film equipment. Based in Munich, the company was founded in 1917. It produces professional motion picture cameras, lenses, lighting and post-production equipment. It is cited by Hermann Simon as an example of a "hidden champion". The Arri Alexa camera system was used to shoot several films that won the Academy Award for Best Cinematography, including Hugo (2011), Life of Pi (2012), Gravity (2013), Birdman (2014), The Revenant (2015) and 1917 (2019).
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Arri, formally known as Arnold & Richter Cine Technik, is a company established in 1917. The organization is located in Munich, Germany, and maintains an active status.
The entity employs 1161 people. Its official website is titled "ARRI | Inspiring Images. Since 1917."
Synthesized by Vinony from 14 facts across 3 sources: Wikidata, Firecrawl, ROR. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.
Key facts
- Company.name
- Arnold & Richter Cine Technik (A&R)
- Company.logo
- ARRI AG Corporate Logo.svg
- Company.type
- Private
- Company.industry
- Motion picture equipment
- Company.founders
- August ArnoldRobert Richter
- Company.hq_location_city
- Munich
- Company.hq_location_country
- Germany
- Company.products
- Motion picture camerasCinema lensesLighting equipmentArchive technologiesDigital surgical microscope
- Company.revenue_year
- 2021
- Company.num_employees
- 1,600
- Company.num_employees_year
- 2023
via Wikipedia infobox
Research organization · ROR
- Type
- Company
- Founded
- 1917
- Location
- Munich, Germany
- Also known as
- Arnold & Richter Cine Technik
- Status
- Active
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Official website

ARRI | Inspiring Images. Since 1917.
ARRI is a leading designer and manufacturer of camera and lighting systems for the film and broadcast industry, with a worldwide distribution and service network.
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Wikidata facts
- Country
- Germany
- Headquarters
- Munich
- Subsidiary
- Clay Paky
- Employees
- 1161
- Legal form
- GmbH & Co. KG
- Official website
- www.arri.com/cn
- Image
- ARRI München.JPG
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- Commons category
- Arri Group
- inception
- 1917-01-01
- location of formation
- Munich
- member of
- SD Association
- social media followers
- 135000
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Encyclopedic overview
15 sectionsContents
- History
- Early history
- Rise and Appeasement under Nazi Rule (1926–1938)
- Second World War (1939–1945)
- 1950–1989
- 1990–2009
- 2010–present
- Mounts
- Awards
- Products
- Corporate espionage
- See also
- References
- Sources
- External links
Arri Group () (stylized as "ARRI") is a German manufacturer of motion picture film equipment. Based in Munich, the company was founded in 1917. It produces professional motion picture cameras, lenses, lighting and post-production equipment. It is cited by Hermann Simon as an example of a "hidden champion". The Arri Alexa camera system was used to shoot several films that won the Academy Award for Best Cinematography, including Hugo (2011), Life of Pi (2012), Gravity (2013), Birdman (2014), The Revenant (2015) and 1917 (2019).
==History==
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