Barbarians at the Gate [DVD]

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Barbarians at the Gate is a 1993 HBO television film directed by Glenn Jordan that satirizes corporate ambition and the cutthroat world of high-stakes finance. James Garner stars as F. Ross Johnson, the CEO of RJR Nabisco who pursues a leveraged buyout of his own company after his smokeless cigarette venture fails. When Johnson teams up with dealmaker Peter Cohen, played by Peter Riegert, he finds himself locked in a fierce battle against the ruthless Henry Kravis, portrayed by Jonathan Pryce. The film explores how seemingly respectable executives will stop at nothing to secure wealth and power, with a supporting cast including Fred Dalton Thompson, Jeffrey DeMunn, and Joanna Cassidy.

This single-disc DVD release runs one hour and forty-seven minutes and carries an R rating. Based on the book by Bryan Burrough and John Helyar with a screenplay by Larry Gelbart, the film captures the excess and greed of 1980s corporate America. Grab this used copy and own a sharp comedy-drama about the real deal that shook Wall Street.