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Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room
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Based on the best-selling book of the same name by Fortune reporters Bethany McLean and Peter Elkind, a multidimensional study of one of the biggest business scandals in American history. The chronicle takes a look at one of the greatest corporate disasters in history, in which top executives from the 7th largest company in this country walked away with over one billion dollars, leaving investors and employees with nothing. The film features insider accounts and rare corporate audio and video tapes that reveal colossal personal excesses of the Enron hierarchy and the utter moral vacuum that posed as corporate philosophy. The human drama that unfolds within Enron's walls resembles a Greek tragedy and produces a domino effect that could shape the face of our economy and ethical code for years to come.
Release Date: 2005
Director: Alex Gibney
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Last Update:
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22, 2006
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Great reporting!, October 28, 2006
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Reviewer: Ikagan from Oceanside, NY
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Ikagan
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Pros:
Chillingly accurate.
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The way the Enron tale of deceit is unraveled and reported shows the thoroughness of Gibney. He does an outstanding job showing us step by step how it was orchestrated by the insiders. The Skilling recording, The Fastow video taken at Merrill Lynch. This movie shows why there cannot be enough SEC oversight on these massive corporate entities. Not only for the investors sake, but for the employees who lost everything. This film will make you think twice before you invest in stock again.
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One of my favorite documentaries of recent years, October 6, 2006
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Reviewer: Josh from Lawrence, KS
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Josh
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How a corporation can turn into a complete fraud.
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"We need you to shut down the power plant.""Why?""How about you just shut her down and run a test today."Paraphrased, but what I still remember as Enron energy trader caused blackous in California to manipulate the market. Unreal.
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