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Independent Lens - Season 8 Episode 22 Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room

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Enron dives from the seventh largest US company to bankruptcy in less than a year in this tale told chronologically. The emphasis is on human drama, from suicide to 20,000 people sacked: the personalities of Ken Lay (with Falwellesque rectitude), Jeff Skilling (he of big ideas), Lou Pai (gone with $250 M), and Andy Fastow (the dark prince) dominate. Along the way, we watch Enron game California's deregulated electricity market, get a free pass from Arthur Andersen (which okays the dubious mark-to-market accounting), use greed to manipulate banks and brokerages (Merrill Lynch fires the analyst who questions Enron's rise), and hear from both Presidents Bush what great guys these are.

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First Air Date: Aug 09, 1999

Last Air date: Sep 30, 2024

Season: 26 Season

Episode: 509 Episode

Runtime: 60 minutes

IMDb: 6.80/10 by 10.00 users

Popularity: 31.505

Language: English

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