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UNINA9910457624403321 |
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Titolo |
An economic history of film / / edited by John Sedgwick and Michael Pokorny |
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London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2005 |
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ISBN |
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1-134-34430-9 |
1-280-05879-X |
0-203-35804-X |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (369 p.) |
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Collana |
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Routledge explorations in economic history ; ; 26 |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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SedgwickJohn |
PokornyMichael |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Motion picture industry - Economic aspects - United States |
Motion picture industry - United States - History |
Electronic books. |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of figures; List of tables; Acknowledgements; Introduction; The characteristics of film as a commodity; America's master: the European film industry in the United States, 1907-1920; Stars and stories: how films became branded products; Revenue sharing and the coming of sound; The block booking of films re-examined; Warner Bros. in the inter-war years: strategic responses to the risk environment of filmmaking; Product differentiation at the movies: Hollywood 1946 to 1965 |
Movie stars and the distribution of financially successful films in the motion-picture industryMovie contracts: is ""net"" ""gross""?; Hollywood and the risk environment of movie production in the 1990s; Understanding Hollywood's organisation and continuing success; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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The movie industry boomed in the twentieth century, and is still going strong today. However, the economics of movies has been curiously under explored until now. Innovative and informative, this accessible book, which includes contributions from some of the leading experts in the area, is a huge step forward in our understanding of this important topic. |
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