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The last mogul /

Lew Wasserman started in the entertainment industry working the door at Cleveland speak-easies and rose to control a Hollywood empire. With Chicagoan Jules Stein, Wasserman became an agent, and made Music Corp. of America one of the first true media conglomerates. Wasserman's gift for perceivin...

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Corporate Authors: Thinkfilm (Firm), Mpix (Television network), CHUM Television, Melbar Entertainment Group, Kino International Corporation
Other Authors: Avrich, Barry, Hockin, Tori, Brescia, Nat, Shee, Neil, Brown, Helen Gurley, Brown, David, 1916-2010, Carter, Jimmy, 1924-, Champlin, Charles, 1926-2014, Dunne, Dominick, Evans, Robert, 1930-2019, King, Larry, 1933-2021, Ladd, Alan, 1937-, Link, William, Ovitz, Michael, Pleshette, Suzanne, 1937-2008, Pollack, Sydney, 1934-2008, Valenti, Jack, Zanuck, Richard D.
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
Published: [Toronto] : Melbar Entertainment Group ; [2006]
Subjects:
Wasserman, Lew.
Music Corporation of America > History.
Universal Pictures Company > History.
Chief executive officers > United States > Biography.
Motion picture industry > United States > Biography.
Motion picture industry > California > Hollywood (Los Angeles)
Biographical films.
Documentary films.
Nonfiction films.
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Summary:Lew Wasserman started in the entertainment industry working the door at Cleveland speak-easies and rose to control a Hollywood empire. With Chicagoan Jules Stein, Wasserman became an agent, and made Music Corp. of America one of the first true media conglomerates. Wasserman's gift for perceiving industry trends long before his rivals led to MCA's creation of Universal Pictures and Universal City. Wasserman was notoriously secretive, doing no interviews and leaving behind no written materials, so the film combines research, archival images, and new interviews of Hollywood insiders to tell a great American story of power, commerce, and deal making.
Item Description:Originally produced as a Canadian documentary in 2004.
Special features: Gallery [slide show].
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (103 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD; widescreen presentation aspect ratio 1.85:1; Dolby digital.
Audience:MPAA Rating: Rated PG-13 brief strong language and some sexual references.
Production Credits:Cinematography, Charles Haggart ; editor, Alex Shuper ; music by Jim McGrath and Frank Kitching ; research, Barbara Gregson.