Release Date
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Original Release
May 1, 2001
1h 0m
It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures (2001)
⭐ 6.860 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
⭐Popularity: 0.8
Cast
Peter Bogdanovich
Narrator (voice)
⭐10.4
Samuel Z. Arkoff
Self
⭐1.2
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Bob Burns
Self
⭐1.2
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Herman Cohen
Self
⭐4.5
Roger Corman
Self
⭐1.3
Dick Dale
Self
⭐0.1
Joe Dante
Self
⭐1.2
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David Del Valle
Self
⭐0.9
Bruce Dern
Self
⭐4.4
Walt Disney
Self (archive footage)
⭐3.1
Genres
Documentary
Production Companies
Planet Grande Pictures
AMC Studios
