A retelling of the most famous corporate collapse in United States history, Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room shows exactly what went on behind the scenes as the top-level executives fooled everyone around them during the rise and fall of Enron. With a fake balance sheet and some savvy accounting techniques, the energy trader based in Houston became one of the most respected companies in the world. The only problem was that nothing they were getting credit for was in fact, real. Fast-paced and intriguing, this documentary is both enlightening and enraging. A story of greed, Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room is a cautionary tale that explores the lengths already successful people will go in order to keep a grip on the power and prestige that they have become addicted to.

A retelling of the most famous corporate collapse in United States history, Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room shows exactly what went on behind the scenes as the top-level executives fooled everyone around them during the rise and fall of Enron. With a fake balance sheet and some savvy accounting techniques, the energy trader based in Houston became one of the most respected companies in the world. The only problem was that nothing they were getting credit for was in fact, real. Fast-paced and intriguing, this documentary is both enlightening and enraging. A story of greed, Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room is a cautionary tale that explores the lengths already successful people will go in order to keep a grip on the power and prestige that they have become addicted to.

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