Iluminace 2012, 24(3):138-143

"They've Seen the Impossible ... they've Lived the Incredible ...". Repackaging Czechoslovak Films for the US Market during the Cold War

Jindřiška Bláhová

About the historical understanding of the practices of film distributors, the use of movie posters to "repackage" films for different markets, different audiences in different time periods, and the search for and manipulation of films imported from "hostile Czechoslovakia" in the second half of the 20th century, specifically on two Czech fantasy-adventure films, Invention of Destruction and Ikaria XB-1, which premiered in the US in 1961 and 1964. Documented on the movie posters of both films in the Czech version and the version for American distribution.

Keywords: The Invention of Destruction, Ikarie XB, movie posters, film distribution, Cold War and film

Published: September 1, 2012  Show citation

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Bláhová, J. (2012). "They've Seen the Impossible ... they've Lived the Incredible ...". Repackaging Czechoslovak Films for the US Market during the Cold War. Iluminace, 24(3), 138-143
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