It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures
It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures

It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures

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2001
1h 0m
6.8(3 votes)
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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.

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Cast & Crew

22 members
Directing

Peter Bogdanovich

Narrator (voice)

Peter Bogdanovich
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Samuel Z. Arkoff

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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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Roger Corman
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Dick Dale

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Dick Dale
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Joe Dante

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Joe Dante
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David Del Valle

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Bruce Dern

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Bruce Dern
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Walt Disney

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Walt Disney
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Roger Ebert

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Roger Ebert
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Beverly Garland

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Beverly Garland
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Pam Grier

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Pam Grier
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Susan Hart

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Susan Hart
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James L. Honore

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J. Edgar Hoover

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J. Edgar Hoover
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Al Kallis

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Aron Kincaid

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Mark Thomas McGee

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Dick Miller

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Dick Miller
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James H. Nicholson

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Burt Topper

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