It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures

It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures

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2001•60 min•Documentary
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Peter Bogdanovich
Peter Bogdanovich
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Samuel Z. Arkoff
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Bob Burns
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Herman Cohen
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Roger Corman
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Dick Dale
Dick Dale
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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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