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.
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