Characters & Themes
The Carpetbaggers (1964) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1964 · 150 mins · English
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- Directed by
- Edward Dmytryk
- Starring
- Martin Balsam, Carroll Baker, George Peppard, Vaughn Taylor, Arthur Franz, John Conte
The story follows Jonas Cord, an abrasive young tycoon who juggles running an aircraft manufacturing venture, producing motion pictures, and navigating the cut‑throat corporate world of 1930s Hollywood, where ambition and intrigue collide at every turn in a relentless quest for power.
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