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Record Nr.

UNINA9910971240503321

Titolo

An economic history of film / / edited by John Sedgwick and Michael Pokorny

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Routledge, 2005

ISBN

9781134344291

1134344295

9781134344307

1134344309

9781280058790

128005879X

9780203358047

020335804X

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (369 p.)

Collana

Routledge explorations in economic history ; ; 26

Classificazione

24.32

Altri autori (Persone)

SedgwickJohn

PokornyMichael

Disciplina

384/.83

Soggetti

Motion picture industry - Economic aspects - United States

Motion picture industry - United States - History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

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

Sommario/riassunto

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.