Barbarians at the gate /
In the 1980s, everyone was making the big bucks and F. Ross Johnson, CEO of RJR Nabisco, wants to make his fortune. He decides to buy out the Nabisco shareholders and take over his company in order to escape the tyranny of the stockholders. Johnson is introduced to the master of the leveraged buyout...
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| Format: | Video DVD |
| Language: | English French Spanish |
| Language Notes: | Closed-captioned. English (Dolby surround), French (stereo.), or Spanish (mono.) soundtracks with optional English, French or Spanish subtitles. |
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[United States] :
HBO Home Video,
[2001]
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| Summary: | In the 1980s, everyone was making the big bucks and F. Ross Johnson, CEO of RJR Nabisco, wants to make his fortune. He decides to buy out the Nabisco shareholders and take over his company in order to escape the tyranny of the stockholders. Johnson is introduced to the master of the leveraged buyout, Henry Kravis, but afraid of losing the company to this sharp dealer, he decides to make his move with Peter Cohen. Kravis mounts his own buy-out campaign, which leads to a battle for control of Nabisco. |
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| Item Description: | Originally broadcast on HBO as a TV movie in 1993. Based on the book: Barbarians at the gate / by Bryan Burrough and John Helyar. Anamorphic widescreen format. Aspect ratio 16:9. Special features include cast & crew bios. Videorecording. |
| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (107 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Format: | DVD ; Dolby digital. |
| Audience: | MPAA rating: R. |
| Awards: | Emmy Awards, 1993: Outstanding Made for Television Movie. |
| Production Credits: | Directors of photography, Tom Del Ruth, Nic Knowland ; editor, Patrick Kennedy ; music, Richard Gibbs. |
| ISBN: | 0783118627 |