It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures
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A 60-minute salute to American International Pictures. Entertainment lawyer Samuel Z. Arkoff founded AIP (then called American Releasing Corporation) on a $3000 loan in 1954 with his partner, James H. Nicholson, a former West Coast exhibitor and distributor. The company made its mark by targeting teenagers with quickly produced films that exploited subjects mainstream films were reluctant to tackle.
Status: Released
Released Date: 2001-05-01
Runtime: 60 mins
Director: Eamon Harrington, John Watkin
Writer: John Watkin, Eamon Harrington
Spoken language: English
Genres: Documentary
Original title: It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures
Production Companies: Planet Grande Pictures, AMC Studios
Production Countries: United States of America
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