It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures (2001)

05/01/2001 (US) • 1h

Documentary

Overview

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.


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

movie business

b movie

hollywood

documentary filmmaking

film production

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