The Undeclared War: The Struggle for Control of the World's Film IndustryAn account of the way in which Hollywood has achieved almost total sovereignty over the world's movies. It tells of a battle which has seen Hollywood establish itself as a global cultural and economic force, and in the process, devastate the national industries of many other countries. |
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Contents
A Prologue | 3 |
An invention without any commercial future | 9 |
All you needed was fifty dollars a broad and a camera | 29 |
Copyright | |
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| Title | The Undeclared War: The Struggle for Control of the World's Film Industry |
| Authors | David Puttnam, Neil Watson |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | HarperCollins, 1997 |
| ISBN | 0002556758, 9780002556750 |
| Length | 413 pages |
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