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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 of the same name by Bryan Burrough and John Helyar. The film stars James Garner, Jonathan Pryce, and Peter Riegert.
Mar 20, 1993 · Barbarians at the Gate: Directed by Glenn Jordan. With James Garner, Jonathan Pryce, Peter Riegert, Joanna Cassidy. The president of a major tobacco company decides to buy the company himself, but a bidding war ensues as other companies make their own offers.
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- James Garner, Jonathan Pryce, Peter Riegert
Summary. Important personalities. Film adaptation. Publishing information and reception. Further reading. References. Barbarians at the Gate: The Fall of RJR Nabisco is a 1989 book about the leveraged buyout (LBO) of RJR Nabisco, written by investigative journalists Bryan Burrough and John Helyar.
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Based on a true story, this humor-tinged docudrama follows F. Ross Johnson (James Garner), the CEO and president of the massive food and tobacco corporation RJR Nabisco, as he attempts to buy the...
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- James Garner
Barbarians at the Gate. 1993. 1 hr 46 mins. Drama, Comedy. R. Watchlist. Screenwriter Larry Gelbart delivers a seriocomic chronicle of the 1988 RJR Nabisco buyout. James Garner, Jonathan...
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Synopsis. This first appeared on www.realmoviereview.com This Emmy-winning made-for-TV movie takes a humorous look at actual events in a big 1980s takeover war. It falls somewhere between a light drama and a comedy, but the seasoned professional acting (particularly lead James Garner) and experienced direction is far above usual TV standards.
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