Record the year date related to distribution or release for works that are not television programs following the name of the distributor or releaser.

245 00 $a Do the right thing / $c a Forty Acres and a Mule Filmworks production ; directed, produced, and written by Spike Lee.

257 ## $a United States.

260 ## $a United States : $b Universal Pictures, $c 1989.

Optionally, archives may wish to give the month and day, as well as year, for dates related to distribution or release in the YYYY-MM-DD format.

See also:

4E.  Dates of distribution, release, broadcast

4.  Distribution, Release, Broadcast Area