It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures

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.

Cast

Peter Bogdanovich

Narrator (voice)

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

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Joe Dante

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David Del Valle

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Bruce Dern

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Walt Disney

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Roger Ebert

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Beverly Garland

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