| Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room | |
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| 1 Nomination | |
| Year | 2005 |
| Director | Alex Gibney |
| Writer | Peter Elkind, Alex Gibney, Bethany McLean |
| Starring | John Beard, Tim Belden, Barbara Boxer |
| 78th Academy Awards | |
Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room is a 2005 American documentary film based on the best-selling 2003 book of the same name by Fortune reporters Bethany McLean and Peter Elkind, a study of one of the largest business scandals in American history. McLean and Elkind are credited as writers of the film alongside the director, Alex Gibney.
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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, Jeff Skilling, Lou Pai, and Andy Fastow dominate. Along the way, we watch Enron game California's deregulated electricity market, get a free pass from Arthur Andersen, use greed to manipulate banks and brokerages.
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