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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. President F. Ross Johnson of a major tobacco company decides to purchase the company himself, but a bidding war ensues as representatives from other companies make their own offers.
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- Biography, Comedy, Drama
- Glenn Jordan
- 1993-03-20
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. The book is based upon a series of articles written by the authors for The Wall Street Journal.
- Bryan Burrough, John Helyar
- 1989
Jan 26, 2024 · F. Ross Johnson decides to buyout his own tobacco firm RJR Nabisco after the plans of the launch of his new product, a smokeless cigarette Premier, fail on account of market...
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Barbarians At The Gate Trailer 1993 Director: Glenn Jordan Starring: James Garner, Joanna Cassidy, Jonathan Pryce, Peter Riegert, Jeffrey DeMunn, ...more.
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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 Pryce, Peter Riegert, Joanna...
Based on a true story, this humor-tinged docudrama follows F. Ross Johnson, the CEO and president of the massive food and tobacco corporation RJR Nabisco, as he attempts to buy the company.
