Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room

14
1h 50m
2005
7.149 /10 (288)

It’s Just Business.

Overview

A documentary about the Enron corporation, its faulty and corrupt business practices, and how they led to its fall.

Country : United States of America
Languages : English
Released Date: 2005-04-22

Top Billed Cast

Peter Coyote

Narrator

John Beard

Self

Jim Chanos

Self

Dick Cheney

Self

Carol Coale

Self

Gray Davis

Self

Reggie Dees II

Self

Joseph Dunn

Self

Max Eberts

Self

Peter Elkind

Self

David Freeman

Self

Philip Hilder

Self

Al Kaseweter

Self

Bill Lerach

Self

Loretta Lynch

Self

Amanda Martin-Brock

Self

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