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

6.8/10 1h 0m May 01, 2001
Documentary

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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Movie Details

Original Title It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures
Original Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 0.3

Cast

Peter Bogdanovich
Peter Bogdanovich
Narrator (voice)
Popularity: 13.3
Samuel Z. Arkoff
Samuel Z. Arkoff
Self
Popularity: 0.8
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Bob Burns
Self
Popularity: 1.2
No Photo" alt="Herman Cohen" class="cast-photo">
Herman Cohen
Self
Popularity: 3.6
Roger Corman
Roger Corman
Self
Popularity: 1.8
Dick Dale
Dick Dale
Self
Popularity: 0.1
Joe Dante
Joe Dante
Self
Popularity: 1.6
No Photo" alt="David Del Valle" class="cast-photo">
David Del Valle
Self
Popularity: 1.0
Bruce Dern
Bruce Dern
Self
Popularity: 3.8
Walt Disney
Walt Disney
Self (archive footage)
Popularity: 4.3
Roger Ebert
Roger Ebert
Self
Popularity: 5.1
Beverly Garland
Beverly Garland
Self
Popularity: 2.8

Key Crew

Writer John Watkin, Eamon Harrington
Director Eamon Harrington, John Watkin
Producer Hope Kaplan Biller, John Watkin, Eamon Harrington

Production

Planet Grande Pictures
AMC Studios
US

Videos & Trailers

Fair Use & Documentary | Examples of Fair Use - Hofheinz v. AMC Productions, 2001
Fair Use & Documentary | Examples of Fair Use - Hofheinz v. AMC Productions, 2001
Clip

Keywords

movie business b movie hollywood documentary filmmaking film production

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Details
Release Date May 1, 2001
Runtime 1h 0m
Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 0.3
Links
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