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Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room(2005)
Status: Released
Date: 2005-04-22
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273 Votes
Time: 1h 50m
It’s Just Business.
Overview:
A documentary about the Enron corporation, its faulty and corrupt business practices, and how they led to its fall.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United States of America
ProductionCompanies: 
Movie: Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room
Top 10 Billed Cast
Peter Coyote
Narrator
Dick Cheney
Self
Gray Davis
Self
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