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It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures

It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures

2001 Documentary
Release date : May 1, 2001
Runtime : 1h
Countries of origin : United States of America /
Original Language : English /
Director : Eamon Harrington / John Watkin /
Writers : John Watkin / Eamon Harrington /
Production companies : Planet Grande Pictures / AMC Studios /
May 1, 2001 1h United States of America Documentary English More
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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.
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Peter Bogdanovich
Peter Bogdanovich
Narrator (voice)
Samuel Z. Arkoff
Samuel Z. Arkoff
Self
Bob Burns
Bob Burns
Self
Herman Cohen
Herman Cohen
Self
Roger Corman
Roger Corman
Self
Dick Dale
Dick Dale
Self
Joe Dante
Joe Dante
Self
David Del Valle
David Del Valle
Self
Bruce Dern
Bruce Dern
Self
Walt Disney
Walt Disney
Self (archive footage)
Roger Ebert
Roger Ebert
Self
Beverly Garland
Beverly Garland
Self
Pam Grier
Pam Grier
Self
Susan Hart
Susan Hart
Self
James L. Honore
James L. Honore
Self
J. Edgar Hoover
J. Edgar Hoover
Self (archive footage)
Al Kallis
Al Kallis
Self
Aron Kincaid
Aron Kincaid
Self

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  • title：It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures
  • status：Released
  • Release date： 2001
  • Runtime：1h
  • Genres： Documentary ·
  • Countries of origin： United States of America ·
  • Original Language： English ·
  • Director： Eamon Harrington / John Watkin /
  • Writers： John Watkin · Eamon Harrington ·
  • Production companies： Planet Grande Pictures · AMC Studios ·
  • 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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