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- United Artists, Volume 2, 1951–1978: The Company That Changed the Film Industry
- Book
- 2009
- Published by: University of Wisconsin Press
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In this second volume of Tino Balio’s history of United Artists, he examines the turnaround of the company in the hands of Arthur Krim and Robert Benjamin in the 1950s, when United Artists devised a successful strategy based on the financing and distribution of independent production that transformed the company into an industry leader. Drawing on corporate records and interviews, Balio follows United Artists through its merger with Transamerica in the 1960s and its sale to MGM after the financial debacle of the film Heaven’s Gate. With its attention to the role of film as both an art form and an economic institution, United Artists: The Company That Changed the Film Industry is an indispensable study of one company’s fortunes from the 1950s to the 1980s and a clear-eyed analysis of the film industry as a whole.
This edition includes an expanded introduction that examines the history of United Artists from 1978 to 2008, as well as an account of Arthur Krim’s attempt to mirror UA’s success at Orion Pictures from 1978 to 1991.
This edition includes an expanded introduction that examines the history of United Artists from 1978 to 2008, as well as an account of Arthur Krim’s attempt to mirror UA’s success at Orion Pictures from 1978 to 1991.
Table of Contents
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- Illustrations
- pp. vii-x
- Acknowledgements
- pp. xi-xiv
- Introduction
- pp. xv-8
- One. Prelude at Eagle-Lion
- pp. 9-39
- Three. The Company in Place
- pp. 85-116
- Four. Making Them Big
- pp. 117-160
- Five.The Studio without Walls
- pp. 161-196
- Six. Selling Them Big
- pp. 197-221
- Eight. "007": A License to Print Money
- pp. 253-274
- Ten. Life with a Conglomerate
- pp. 302-332
- Eleven. To MGM and Beyond: The Walkout
- pp. 333-348
- Index of Motion Picture Titles
- pp. 423-430
- General Index
- pp. 431-446
Additional Information
ISBN
9780299230135
Related ISBN(s)
9780299230142
MARC Record
OCLC
568759266
Pages
462
Launched on MUSE
2012-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No
Copyright
2009