Release Date
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Original Release
May 1, 2001
1h 0m
It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures (2001)
⭐ 7.460 min
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.
Director
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Eamon Harrington
Department: Directing
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Cast
Peter Bogdanovich
Narrator (voice)
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Samuel Z. Arkoff
Self
⭐1.0
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Bob Burns
Self
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Herman Cohen
Self
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Roger Corman
Self
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Dick Dale
Self
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Joe Dante
Self
⭐1.4
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David Del Valle
Self
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Bruce Dern
Self
⭐3.3
Walt Disney
Self (archive footage)
⭐1.9
Genres
Documentary
Production Companies
Planet Grande Pictures
AMC Studios
