The Columbia Story
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This account of Columbia starts in 1924 when the studio first opened; since then it has made over 3000 movies. Every feature-length film (running 50 minutes or longer) released by Columbia or a subsidiary company in the USA and the UK is reviewed. The text also highlights the movies which became famous for their technological advances or social commentary, films such as "From Here to Eternity", "On the Waterfront", "Kramer vs. Kramer", and the blockbusters such as "Gandhi", "Close Encounters of the Third Kind" and "Godzilla". Also included is a section on sister company Tri-Star, and a reference section which notes every Columbia film to have won an Academy Award or nomination.
Format: Hardback, 456 pages, 244mm x 325mm, 2420 g
Published: 1999, Octopus Publishing Group, United Kingdom
Genre: History: Specific Subjects
Published: 1999, Octopus Publishing Group, United Kingdom
Genre: History: Specific Subjects
Description
This account of Columbia starts in 1924 when the studio first opened; since then it has made over 3000 movies. Every feature-length film (running 50 minutes or longer) released by Columbia or a subsidiary company in the USA and the UK is reviewed. The text also highlights the movies which became famous for their technological advances or social commentary, films such as "From Here to Eternity", "On the Waterfront", "Kramer vs. Kramer", and the blockbusters such as "Gandhi", "Close Encounters of the Third Kind" and "Godzilla". Also included is a section on sister company Tri-Star, and a reference section which notes every Columbia film to have won an Academy Award or nomination.
The Columbia Story