In 1962, Zanuck returned to the company as president. In 1965, he produced The Sound of Music, which became a record-breaking hit, followed by other hits such as Planet of the Apes. In 1968, however, the company's overconfidence led to the failure of such hits as Doctor Dolittle (1967) and Star! (1968). In 1970, despite such hits as Patton and M (both 1970), the company recorded a loss of $77 million. In 1971, Zanuck retired, and in the midst of the recession, the company's top executives were purged and replaced. During that time, the company produced television movies and hits such as The French Connection (1971), The Poseidon Adventure (1972), The Towering Inferno (1974), The Omen (1976), Star Wars, Days of Love and Applause, and Julia (both 1977), and The Unmarried Woman (1978). In 1980, actress Sherry Lansing became the first female president in Hollywood history, and she was the first female president of Star Wars. Twentieth Century Fox produced hit films such as The Empire Strikes Back (1980), but while the major companies were under the control of large capital, it had not been absorbed into a conglomerate and had struggled alone as a private company (a company with fewer than 50 shareholders and whose stock was not publicly traded). In April 1981, however, it was sold to American oil tycoon Marvin Davis for about $800 million and merged into United Television, and after Sherry Lansing resigned, Joe Wizan, an independent producer of films such as The Getaway and The Brave (both 1972), was appointed president in January 1983. [Kashiwakura Masami]... *Some of the terminology that mentions "Wizan, J." is listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…56年に独立プロデューサーに転じて《史上最大の作戦》(1962)などを製作したザナックが62年から復帰して社長になったのもそんな事情からであり,その後《サウンド・オブ・ミュージック》(1965)が映画史上の記録的なヒットとなり,《猿の惑星》(1968)といったヒット作もつづいたが,過信にもとづいた大作主義による《ドリトル先生不思議な旅》(1967),《スター!》(1968)が惨敗し,《パットン大戦車軍団》《M》(ともに1970)といったヒット作があったにもかかわらず,70年には7700万ドルの欠損を記録,71年にはザナックが引退し,不況のなかで首脳の追放と交代がつづいた。その間,テレビ映画を製作し,また《フレンチ・コネクション》(1971),《ポセイドン・アドベンチャー》(1972),《タワーリングインフェルノ》(1974),《オーメン》(1976),《スター・ウォーズ》《愛と喝采の日々》《ジュリア》(ともに1977),《結婚しない女》(1978)などのヒット作が生まれ,80年にはハリウッド史上初めての女社長として女優出身のシェリー・ランシングSherry Lansingが君臨し,《スター・ウォーズ 帝国の逆襲》(1980)などを製作して大ヒットを飛ばしたが,メジャー各社が大資本の配下におかれているなかでコングロマリットに吸収合併されずに〈プライベート・カンパニー〉(株主数が50人を超えず,株式が一般公開されていない会社)として孤軍奮闘してきた20世紀フォックスも,81年4月には,アメリカの石油王マービン・デービスに約8億ドルで〈身売り〉してユナイテッド・テレビジョン社に合併され,シェリー・ランシングの辞任ののち,83年1月,《ゲッタウェイ》や《大いなる勇者》(ともに1972)などの独立プロデューサー,ジョー・ワイザンJoe Wizanが社長に任命された。【柏倉 昌美】。… ※「Wizan,J.」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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