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The Carpetbaggers (1964)

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Edward Dmytryk brings Harold Robbins' trashy, dirt-dishing Hollywood best-seller to the screen with George Peppard starring as Jonas Cord, a rancidly-sketched portrait of Howard Hughes. In 1925, when his father dies of a stroke, Jonas inherits the Cord Chemical factory, a manufacturer of dynamite and other explosives. Jonas proceeds with several cut-throat transactions, making a settlement with his sexy stepmother Rina (Carroll Baker) and liquidating the stock owned by cowhand Nevada Smith (Alan

PG, 2 hr. 30 min.

Drama, Romance, Classics

John Michael Hayes

Apr 22, 2003

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All Critics (10) | Top Critics (2) | Fresh (4) | Rotten (3) | DVD (5)

The sleazy pulp film was a blockbuster smash hit upon its release, proving to Hollywood that bad taste pays big dividends.

March 30, 2007 Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews | Comment
Ozus' World Movie Reviews

One of the all-time great potboilers featuring a powerhouse performance by the always underrated George Peppard.

October 8, 2005 Comment
Fantastica Daily

If the Internet Movie Database is to be trusted, and if you liked The Godfather Part II, you should therefore enjoy Carpetbaggers. Yeah, if you're John Waters.

April 22, 2003 Full Review Source: Slant Magazine | Comment
Slant Magazine

The film was a blockbuster back in 1964 and could have been seen as the last word in silver screen sleaze ... at least as far as mainstream America was concerned.

April 19, 2003 Full Review Source: Slant Magazine | Comment
Slant Magazine
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Glossy junk.

June 12, 2008
jjnxn
jay nixon

Super Reviewer

It would be so fucking awesome if TCM and my cable company could synchronize their watches so I won't miss the end of any movies my DVR records. Because of this I invested 2 1/2 hours of my life only to miss the last 2 minutes of The Carpetbaggers. This isn't to say I completely wasted my time because I really dug what

August 28, 2007
mjgildea

Super Reviewer

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