Barbarians at the Gate (1993)

Directed by

Glenn Jordan

Genre

comedy film, comedy drama

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 47m

Rated

R

Rating

6.9 of 10 from 51 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A ruthless battle for control of a major company unfolds as its CEO tries to buy out the business. Corporate executives and financiers scheme and backstab each other in a high stakes deal.

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What happens

Barbarians at the Gate is a 1993 American biographical comedy-drama television film directed by Glenn Jordan and written by Larry Gelbart, based on the 1989 book by Bryan Burrough and John Helyar. The film premiered on HBO on March 20, 1993. The film stars James Garner, Jonathan Pryce, and Peter Riegert. It tells the true story of F. Ross Johnson, who was the president and CEO of RJR Nabisco. Barbarians at the Gate received generally positive reviews from critics. It earned nine nominations at the Primetime Emmy Awards (winning for Outstanding Made for Television Movie). It also won Best Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television and Best Actor in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television for Garner at the Golden Globe Awards. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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