United Artists : the company that changed the film industry. Volume 2, 1951–1978 / Tino Balio.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Balio, Tino.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Motion picture industry--United States--History.

Motion picture industry.

United Artists Corporation--History.

United Artists Corporation.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xi, 446 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

Madison, Wis. : University of Wisconsin Press, 1987.

Summary:

In this second volume of Tino Balios 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 Heavens 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 companys 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 Krims attempt to mirror UAs success at Orion Pictures from 1978 to 1991.

Contents:

Illustrations; Acknowledgements; Introduction; One: Prelude at Eagle-Lion; Two: Gambling on Independent Production; Three: The Company in Place; Four: Making Them Big; Five: The Studio without Walls; Six: Selling Them Big; Seven: International Operations, Part 1: Of Art Films and Great Britain; Eight: ""007"": A License to Print Money; Nine: International Operations, Part 2: France and Italy; Ten: Life with a Conglomerate; Eleven: To MGM and Beyond; Appendix 1: United Artists' Domestic Releases, 1951-1978; Appendix 2: United Artists' Principal Producers, 1951-1978. Appendix 3: United Artists Collection Addition, 1950-1980Notes; Index of Motion Picture Titles; General Index

Notes:

Includes bibliography (p. 403-421) and indexes.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9786612270482

9780299230135

0299230139

9781282270480

1282270486

OCLC:

568759266