The Carpetbaggers

"It is unlikely that you will experience in a lifetime all that you will see in... THE CARPETBAGGERS."

1964 2h 30m EN

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★6.0TMDB · 42

Drama

Synopsis

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Jonas Cord is a disagreeable young tycoon who's building planes, directing films, and catting around on the corporate make in 1930s Hollywood.

“It is unlikely that you will experience in a lifetime all that you will see in... THE CARPETBAGGERS.”

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Cast

George Peppard
Jonas Cord Junior
Alan Ladd
Nevada Smith
Carroll Baker
Rina Marlowe Cord
Robert Cummings
Dan Pierce
Martha Hyer
Jennie Denton
Elizabeth Ashley
Monica Winthrop
Lew Ayres
Mac McAllister
Martin Balsam
Bernard B. Norman

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Edward Dmytryk
Writers: John Michael Hayes
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Clocks in at 150 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.

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2 / 8

ERA

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62 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Nevada Smith Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Edward Dmytryk, shot by Joseph MacDonald. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Elmer Bernstein. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Frank Bracht shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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George Peppard and Alan Ladd and Carroll Baker carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "It is unlikely that you will experience in a lifetime all that you will see in... THE CARPETBAGGERS.".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Edward Dmytryk directs. Joseph MacDonald behind the camera. Elmer Bernstein scores. Frank Bracht cuts. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Clocks in at 150 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.
262 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Part of the "Nevada Smith Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Edward Dmytryk, shot by Joseph MacDonald. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Elmer Bernstein. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Frank Bracht shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7George Peppard and Alan Ladd and Carroll Baker carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "It is unlikely that you will experience in a lifetime all that you will see in... THE CARPETBAGGERS.".
9IMDB entry: tt0057917 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 42 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.