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In the early 20th century, the producer tended to wield ultimate creative control on a film project. However, with the collapse of Hollywood's studio system in the 1950s, control began to shift into the hands of the director. Further changes in movie distribution and marketing in the 1970s and 80s gave rise to the modern-day phenomenon of the Hollywood blockbuster, giving even more power to individual directors. (For more information, see Cinema of the United States.)

1 Some notable film producers

• Howard KazanjianHoward G. Kazanjian is an American filmmaker, respected producer and author, most notably having served as executive producer on Raiders of the Lost Ark and producer on Return Of The Jedi two of the biggest films of all time. During filming of Return Of T - Raiders of the Lost ArkRaiders of the Lost Ark is a feature film released by Paramount Pictures in 1981. Directed by Steven Spielberg, it is a fantasy adventure and the first in a series of film and TV productions about the adventures of the heroic fictional archaeologist India, Return Of The Jedi, Demolition ManDemolition Man is an American motion picture released in 1993. It was directed by Marco Brambilla, written by Peter M. Lenkov and Robert Reneau, and produced by Howard Kazanjian. The film is a story about two men, one an evil criminal and another a police
• David O. SelznickDavid Oliver Selznick ( May 10, 1902 June 22, 1965), was an influential Hollywood producer, best known for producing the epic blockbuster Gone With the Wind ( 1939) which earned him an Oscar. He also produced the famous classic The Third Man. He was born - King KongKing Kong is a classic 1933 Hollywood horror/ adventure film from RKO about a gigantic prehistoric gorilla, brought from a remote island to New York City to be exhibited as a natural wonder, that escapes to cause mass destruction. It was based on a story (1933), Gone With the WindGone With the Wind is an American novel by Margaret Mitchell which was published in 1936, and an American film based on the book, that relates the story of a rebellious Georgia woman named Scarlett O'Hara and her travails with friends, family and lovers i
• Irving ThalbergIrving Grant Thalberg ( May 30, 1899 September 14, 1936) was an American film producer during the early years of motion pictures. He was called "The Boy Wonder" for his youth and his unmatched ability for selecting the right scripts and making very profit - Mutiny on the Bounty, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Grand Hotel, A Night at the Opera
• Darryl F. Zanuck - many Shirley Temple movies, The Grapes of Wrath, All About Eve, The Longest Day
• Albert R. Broccoli, Harry Saltzman, Michael G. Wilson, and Barbara Broccoli - The James Bond franchise.