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The Genius of the System: Hollywood Filmmaking in the Studio Era by Thomas Schatz

The Genius of the System: Hollywood Filmmaking in the Studio Era: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Genius of the System: Hollywood Filmmaking in the Studio Era runs 11 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Paul Boehmer (about 7.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

11listening hrs
Arts & Entertainmentstore shelf
2021released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 11 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Genius of the System: Hollywood Filmmaking in the Studio Era at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day22 days
1 hour / day11 days
2 hours / day6 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×8 days

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What our data says

  • At 11 hours, it runs longer than 82% of the 8,856 Arts & Entertainment audiobooks in our catalog.

Computed from 409,794 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read November 3, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.

About this listen

The Genius of the System: Hollywood Filmmaking in the Studio Era is an audiobook by Thomas Schatz: a 11-hour unabridged recording, read by Paul Boehmer, released October 19, 2021, on the Arts & Entertainment shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
11 hrs
Narrated by
Paul Boehmer
Released
October 19, 2021
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Arts & Entertainment
ISBN
9781666138429

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Genius of the System: Hollywood Filmmaking in the Studio Era as an audiobook?

The Genius of the System: Hollywood Filmmaking in the Studio Era runs 11 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.3 hours.

Is The Genius of the System: Hollywood Filmmaking in the Studio Era free as an audiobook?

Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.

Who narrates The Genius of the System: Hollywood Filmmaking in the Studio Era?

The Genius of the System: Hollywood Filmmaking in the Studio Era is narrated by Paul Boehmer.

Is The Genius of the System: Hollywood Filmmaking in the Studio Era worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.3 hours, saving 3.7 hours.