It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures 2001
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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.
- Released: 2001-05-01
- Runtime: 60 minutes
- Genre: Documentary
- Stars: Peter Bogdanovich, Samuel Z. Arkoff, Bob Burns, Herman Cohen, Roger Corman
- Director: John Watkin, Eamon Harrington, John Watkin, Eamon Harrington, Hope Kaplan Biller
