It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures

Name: It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures
Director: Eamon Harrington
Genre: Documentary
Rating: 6.8
Cast: Peter Bogdanovich, Samuel Z. Arkoff, Bob Burns, Herman Cohen, Roger Corman

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.

Genre: Documentary

Director: Eamon Harrington

Cast: Peter Bogdanovich, Samuel Z. Arkoff, Bob Burns, Herman Cohen

Country: United States

Quality: HD

Runtime: 60 min.

Release: 2001

IMDb: 6.8/10

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