ICAHN: The Restless Billionaire

(2022)

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Synopsis

ICAHN: THE RESTLESS BILLIONAIRE, directed by Bruce David Klein, explores the fascinating contradictions at the heart of the famed financier, Carl Icahn. Amassing close to $20 billion dollars over the last half century and at the forefront of some o the most legendary business deals of our times, Icahn, often referred to as the "Lone Wolf of Wall Street," is a feared negotiator and master strategist in the art of corporate takeovers and investments. A polarizing figure described as both an activist investor and a ruthless corporate raider, Icahn rose from modest beginnings in Queens to become one of the richest men in the world, embodying the American Dream, whose impact on companies, products, CEOs, stock markets, and capitalism itself is vast. Yet, he openly criticizes corporate excess and the huge wealth inequality gap. In his own words and with commentary from family members, journalists, and fellow titans of industry, ICAHN: THE RESTLESS BILLIONAIRE probe Icahn's humble roots, his business acumen, and his obsessive drive to stay atop America's corporate hierarchy.

Cast

Carl Icahn, Bill Gates, Andrew ross Sorkin, Bryan Burrough