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Nordisk Films Kompagni 1906-1924 : The Rise and Fall of the Polar Bear.

Thorsen, Isak.

Nordisk Films Kompagni 1906-1924 : The Rise and Fall of the Polar Bear. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (335 pages) - KINtop Series ; v.5 . - KINtop Series .

Intro -- Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Preface -- Introduction -- 1906-1909 The Birth of the Polar Bear -- 1910-1914 The Rise of the Polar Bear -- 1914-1917 The Growth of the Polar Bear -- 1918-1924 The Fall of the Polar Bear -- Recapitulation -- Sources and Bibliography -- Appendices -- Index.

Among the many topics and themes this volume examines are the competitive advantages Nordisk Film gained in reorganizing the production to multiple-reel films around 1910; the company's highly efficient film production which anticipated the departmentalized organization of Hollywood; Nordisk Film's aggressive expansion strategy in Germany, Central-Europe and Russia during the First World War; and the grand plans for taking control of UFA in association with the American Famous Players in the post-war years.

9780861969302


Nordisk films kompagni--History.


Electronic books.

PN1999.N6.T467 2017

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