Synopsis
GeorgePeppardplaysahard-drivenindustrialistmorethanalittlereminiscentofHowardHughes.Whilehebuildsairplanes,directsmoviesandbreakshearts,hisfriendsandloverstrytoreachhishumanside,andfindthatit'sanuphillbattle.Thefilm'stitleisametaphorforself-promotingtycoonswhoperformquickfinancialtakeovers,imposedictatorialcontrolsforshort-termprofits,thenmoveontogreenerpastures.TheCarpetbaggersisthekindoftrashyclassicmostpeopleweretooembarrassedtoadmittheyenjoyedbackintheearly60s.ButthisHaroldRobbinsadaptationissocheerfullyvulgar,it'shardnottohaveagoodtime-especiallygiventhethinlyveiledportraitofHowardHughesatitscenter.GeorgePeppardplaystheheel-hero,whofoundsanairlinecompanyinthe1920sandbuysamoviestudiointhe1930s,crushingfriendsandmistressesalongtheway.Thehighcheesefactorisaidedbythegood-timecast:CarrollBakerasPeppard'shotstepmom,BobCummings(quitefunny)asacynicalagent,andElizabethAshley,whomarriedPeppard,inherdebut-uncharacteristically,asagoodgirl.OnesadnoteisAlanLadd,lookingandsoundingveryend-of-the-lineinhisfinalrole,asaman'smancowboystar.ElmerBernstein'sswaggeringscorehelpsgoosetheactionalong.
Details
Genre
剧情
Region
美国
Year
1964
Episodes
6
Director
爱德华·迪麦特雷克
Sources
6
Cast
乔治·佩帕德 / 艾伦·拉德 / 罗伯特·卡明斯 / 玛莎·海尔 / 伊丽莎白·阿什利 / 刘·艾尔斯 / 马丁·鲍尔萨姆 / RalphTaeger / 阿奇·穆尔 / 利夫·埃里克森 / 卡罗尔·贝克 / 奥黛丽·托特
Episodes (6)
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