Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room

The film begins with a profile of Kenneth Lay, who founded Enron in 1985. Two years after its founding, the company becomes embroiled in scandal after two traders begin betting on the oil markets, resulting in suspiciously consistent profits. One of the traders, Louis Borget, is also discovered to be diverting company money to offshore accounts. After auditors uncover their schemes, Lay encourages them to "keep making us millions". However, the traders are fired after it is revealed that they gambled away Enron's reserves; the company is narrowly saved from bankruptcy by the timely intervention of executive Mike Muckleroy, who managed to bluff (poker) the market long enough to recover Borget's trading losses and prevent a margin call. After these facts are brought to light, Lay denies having any knowledge of wrongdoing.

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  • TheTVDB.com Movie ID 6383
  • Status Released
  • Released Worldwide April 22, 2005
  • Runtime 110 minutes
  • Genres Documentary
  • Original Country United States of America
  • Original Language English
  • Spoken Languages English
  • Production Company 2929 Productions
  • Production Countries United States of America
  • On Other Sites IMDB TheMovieDB.com
  • Box Office Worldwide $4,900,000
  • Award Nominations Academy Awards, Documentary (Feature), 2006
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