ENRON - THE SMARTEST GUYS IN THE ROOM [BLU-RAY] [IMPORT]

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• Release Year: 2005
• Genre: Documentary, Biography, History
• Plot: Enron dives from the seventh largest US company to bankruptcy in less than a year in this tale told chronologically. The emphasis is on human drama, from suicide to 20,000 people sacked: the personalities of Ken Lay (with Falwellesque rectitude), Jeff Skilling (he of big ideas), Lou Pai (gone with $250 M), and Andy Fastow (the dark prince) dominate. Along the way, we watch Enron game California's deregulated electricity market, get a free pass from Arthur Andersen (which okays the dubious mark-to-market accounting), use greed to manipulate banks and brokerages (Merrill Lynch fires the analyst who questions Enron's rise), and hear from both Presidents Bush what great guys these are.
• Cast: John Beard, Tim Belden, Barbara Boxer
• Director: Alex Gibney
• Runtime: 110 min
• Media Format: movie