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.