Released
The Carpetbaggers
April 8 1964 (over 60 years ago)Rating
58
Based on
34 reviews
It is unlikely that you will experience in a lifetime all that you will see in... THE CARPETBAGGERS.
- Director: Edward Dmytryk
- Writer: John Michael Hayes
- Genre: Drama
- Runtime: 2 h 30 m
- Box office: $40,000,000
- Country: United States of America
- Companies: Paramount Pictures, Embassy Pictures Corporation
When playboy Jonas inherits his father's industrial empire, he expands it by acquiring an aircraft factory and movie studio. His rise to power is ruthless. He marries and then quickly abandons sweet, bubbly Monica, turns his young, attractive stepmother Rina into a self-destructive actress and manages to disappoint even his closest friend, cowboy movie star Nevada. Is Jonas beyond redemption?
