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Titans: The Rise of Hollywood

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Inspiration, power, greed, scandal – a story that was made for the movies. The gripping drama of how Hollywood was built.

Documentary

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16th August 2022 - 6th September 2022
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James M. ReillyChristina LeonardiDavid Davino
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Battling the Trust
16th August 2022

Episode 1

At the dawn of the 20th Century, immigrant entrepreneur Carl Laemmle looks to cash in on America's growing fascination with moving pictures; but as he starts to build an industry, he comes up against a powerful cartel headed by Thomas Edison.

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Escape from New York
16th August 2022

Episode 2

Edison's stranglehold on the moving picture industry forces Laemmle and his band of renegade filmmakers to flee to Cuba, but not before he signs a promising young actress named Mary Pickford.

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Rise of the Studios
16th August 2022

Episode 3

To outdo his rivals, Laemmle builds a massive film factory in Hollywood called Universal City.

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Sin City
23rd August 2022

Episode 4

As Hollywood goes from a dusty farm town to a bustling metropolis, the balance of power has shifted in favor of the stars. Now titans like Paramount’s Zukor are forced to pay huge contracts to top actors to keep them happy.

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The Talkies
30th August 2022

Episode 5

By 1925, Zukor’s Paramount Pictures, Laemmle’s Universal Pictures, and Mayer’s MGM are some of the most profitable businesses in the country. But the luckless Warner Brothers have stumbled upon a breakthrough technology that could shift the balance of power once again - sound.

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Fall of the Moguls
6th September 2022

Episode 6

The Warners' film 'The Jazz Singer' proves to the world that 'talkies' are here to stay. And every other titan has to spend millions to convert their studios over to sound.

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