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

Genre : Documentary

Runtime : 1H 0M

Director : Eamon Harrington, John Watkin

Synopsis

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.

Actors

Samuel Z. Arkoff
Samuel Z. Arkoff
Himself
Peter Bogdanovich
Peter Bogdanovich
Himself / Narrator
Bob Burns
Bob Burns
Himself
Herman Cohen
Herman Cohen
Himself
Roger Corman
Roger Corman
Himself
Dick Dale
Dick Dale
Himself
Joe Dante
Joe Dante
Himself
David Del Valle
David Del Valle
Himself
Bruce Dern
Bruce Dern
Himself
Walt Disney
Walt Disney
Himself (archive footage)
Roger Ebert
Roger Ebert
Himself
Beverly Garland
Beverly Garland
Herself
Pam Grier
Pam Grier
Herself
Susan Hart
Susan Hart
Herself
James L. Honore
James L. Honore
Himself
J. Edgar Hoover
J. Edgar Hoover
Himself (archive footage)
Al Kallis
Al Kallis
Himself
Aron Kincaid
Aron Kincaid
Himself
Mark Thomas McGee
Mark Thomas McGee
Himself
Dick Miller
Dick Miller
Himself
James H. Nicholson
James H. Nicholson
Himself (archive footage)
Burt Topper
Burt Topper
Himself

Crews

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

Trailers and other movies

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

Posters and backgrounds

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