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Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room
Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room

Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room

It’s Just Business.

Genres

Documentary

OverView

A documentary about the Enron corporation, its faulty and corrupt business practices, and how they led to its fall.

Others

Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

110 mins

Rating

7.187/10

Release Date

22 April 2005

Country

United States of America

Cast

Peter Coyote

Peter Coyote

Narrator

John Beard

John Beard

Self

Jim Chanos

Jim Chanos

Self

Dick Cheney

Dick Cheney

Self

Carol Coale

Carol Coale

Self

Gray Davis

Gray Davis

Self

Reggie Dees II

Reggie Dees II

Self

Joseph Dunn

Joseph Dunn

Self

Max Eberts

Max Eberts

Self

Peter Elkind

Peter Elkind

Self

David Freeman

David Freeman

Self

Philip Hilder

Philip Hilder

Self

Al Kaseweter

Al Kaseweter

Self

Bill Lerach

Bill Lerach

Self

Loretta Lynch

Loretta Lynch

Self

Amanda Martin-Brock

Amanda Martin-Brock

Self

Bethany McLean

Bethany McLean

Self

Mike Muckleroy

Mike Muckleroy

Self

James Nutter

James Nutter

Self

John Olson

John Olson

Self

Kevin Phillips

Kevin Phillips

Self

David V. Porter

David V. Porter

Self

Nancy Rapoport

Nancy Rapoport

Self

Harvey Rosenfield

Harvey Rosenfield

Self

Mimi Swartz

Mimi Swartz

Self

Robert Traband

Robert Traband

Self

Sherron Watkins

Sherron Watkins

Self

Henry Waxman

Henry Waxman

Self

Andrew Weissmann

Andrew Weissmann

Self

Colin Whitehead

Colin Whitehead

Self

Charles Wickman

Charles Wickman

Self

Arnold Schwarzenegger

Arnold Schwarzenegger

Self

Tim Belden

Tim Belden

Self (archive footage)

Bill Clinton

Bill Clinton

Self (archive footage)

Fritz Hollings

Fritz Hollings

Self (archive footage)

Carl Levin

Carl Levin

Self (archive footage)

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