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The Carpetbaggers

The Carpetbaggers

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The Carpetbaggers

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

1964

2h 30m

5.9(40 votes)

Drama

Overview

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

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Production Companies

Paramount Pictures

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

George Peppard

George Peppard

Jonas Cord Junior

Alan Ladd

Alan Ladd

Nevada Smith

Carroll Baker

Carroll Baker

Rina Marlowe Cord

Robert Cummings

Robert Cummings

Dan Pierce

Martha Hyer

Martha Hyer

Jennie Denton

Elizabeth Ashley

Elizabeth Ashley

Monica Winthrop

Lew Ayres

Lew Ayres

Mac McAllister

Martin Balsam

Martin Balsam

Bernard B. Norman

Ralph Taeger

Ralph Taeger

Buzz Dalton

Archie Moore

Jedediah

Creative team

Directed by: Edward Dmytryk
Written by: John Michael Hayes
Produced by: Joseph E. Levine

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