🎬 Documentary

J. Pierpont Morgan: Emperor of Wall Street

"Story of the 19th-century power broker who once controlled 70 percent of all the steel and 60 percent of all stocks in America."

1996 1h Dir. Bill Harris

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He single-handedly saved the United States from bankruptcy on two occasions, but was often accused of being a monopolist. He wielded as much power as the president and turned Wall Street into his personal playground. John Pierpont Morgan had an aptitude for acquisition. He assembled one of America's largest fortunes and purchased an art collection to rival any in the world. BIOGRAPHY tells the complete, compelling story of the celebrated deal maker and money man. See rare footage of the financier in his element on Wall Street, and trace his rise to power and prominence through interviews with biographers and historians. Hear how he brokered an agreement between two competing railroads by inviting both presidents for a cruise on his yacht and refusing to let them off until they came to terms! And get a privileged look at his private life.

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Year
1996
Runtime
1h
Genre
Documentary
Director
Language
EN

Cast

🎭 Documentary 🎬 Bill Harris 👤 Jack Perkins 👤 Ron Chernow 👤 Henry P. Davison II

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J. Pierpont Morgan: Emperor of Wall Street has a runtime of 1h (1 hour).
J. Pierpont Morgan: Emperor of Wall Street was directed by Bill Harris and released in 1996.
J. Pierpont Morgan: Emperor of Wall Street is a Documentary film (1996).
The cast of J. Pierpont Morgan: Emperor of Wall Street includes Jack Perkins, Ron Chernow, Henry P. Davison II, Eugene Gaddis, Charles E. Pierce Jr..

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