Starring eliot spitzer, joseph bruno, ken langone, and roger stone. Nicknamed the sheriff of wall street, when he was nys attorney general, eliot spitzer prosecuted crimes by americas largest financial institutions and. A documentary about the downfall of fatcatbothering prosecutor eliot spitzer is brilliantly searing. The rise and fall of eliot spitzer dvd, 2011 at the best online prices at ebay. The rise and fall of eliot spitzer clip hd exclusive. The rise and fall of eliot spitzer continues the spitzer rehabilitation tour, but it doesnt excuse his indiscretions or hypocrisy, and it eventually makes him squirm in the face of his embarrassing and extensive lapses in judgment. The director also shared ideas and information with writer peter elkind, who wrote the book rough justice. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see lists of open tasks and regional and topical task forces. Directed by alex gibney and starring eliot spitzer, and. The rise and fall of eliot spitzer nonetheless homes in on a provocative and highly plausible thesis. Nicknamed the sheriff of wall street, when he was nys attorney general, eliot spitzer prosecuted crimes by americas largest financial institutions and some of the most powerful executives in the country. The rise and fall of eliot spitzer september 24 at 10.
Fandango fanalert sign up for a fanalert and be the first to know when tickets and other exclusives are available in your area. The rise and fall of eliot spitzer there also is this. This documentary feature takes an indepth look at the rapid rise and dramatic fall of new york governor eliot spitzer. Nov 05, 2010 enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing client 9. The rise and fall of eliot spitzer attempts to do is to highlight spitzers career prior to the scandal. Documentary on the rise of eliot spitzer, first as attorney general and then governor of new york and his subsequent downfall due to a sex scandal.
The rise and fall of eliot spitzer is anything but straightforward, and its tawdriness is not limited to the pay. Oscarwinner alex gibney reveals the true untold story of eliot spitzer s downfall in a sexy expose featuring interviews with spitzer, his powerful enemies and the emperors club escorts that took him down. Premiering on vod october 1st and opening in theaters november 5, 2010. Available on itunes, prime video, tubi tv oscarwinner alex gibney reveals the true untold story of eliot spitzer s downfall in a sexy expose featuring interviews with spitzer, his powerful enemies and. Hes a nononsense politician and former attorney general who holds corporations accountable for. This documentary feature takes an in depth look at the rapid rise and dramatic fall of new york governor. The rise and fall of eliot spitzer, odds are youll dislike most everybody youve spent the last two hours with the lone exception being gibney himself. From alex gibney academy awardr winning director of taxi to the. There was so much involved in the fall of eliot spitzer and that should be the main focus here.
The voice does sound eerily like me, a smiling stone. Alex gibney turns his focus on the sex scandal that brought the former politicians promising career to an end. Client 9 praises spitzers substantial achievements but doesnt turn a blind eye to his weaknesses and failures. The rise and fall of eliot spitzer is a documentary about the former governor of new york, shown above, with his wife, silda wall, in march 2008. The rise and fall of eliot spitzer official movie site. With the tenacity of the best investigative journalists, gibney tackles a bunch of topics, and teaches his audience about them in the most entertaining. The rise and fall of eliot spitzer, examines the hubris and politics that played a role in mr. As new yorks attorney general, spitzer prosecuted crimes by americas largest financial. The rise and fall of eliot spitzer is a troubling, often fascinating and overall pleasing documentary from mr. The smartest guys in the room comes an indepth look at the rapid rise and dramatic fall of new york governor, eliot spitzer. Oct 09, 2016 as new yorks attorney general, eliot spitzer prosecuted crimes by america. An indepth look at the rise and fall of new york governor eliot spitzer, including interviews with the scandalized, former politician.
The rise and fall of eliot spitzer finds director alex gibney once again probing the dark corners of politics with thoughtprovoking insights and hardhitting evidence. R elying on a bevy of circumstantial evidence and without proving much in the way of anything, client 9. The rise and fall of eliot spitzer stars the r movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 57 min, and received a score of 68 out of 100 on metacritic, which. After his election as governor, with the largest margin in the states history, many believed spitzer was on his way to becoming the nations first jewish president. It details how he became a headlinegrabbing state attorney general. For those of you who might have forgotten or do not live in new york, eliot spitzer was the governor of new york. Nov 05, 2010 alex gibneys new documentary, client 9. An indepth look at the rise and fall of new york governor eliot spitzer, including interviews. We all watched while elliot spitzer became a darling of the democratic party in his. The rise and fall of eliot spitzer works best as an infomercial for spitzers new cnn talk show, a visual hownotto for.
Then, shockingly, spitzer s meteoric rise turned into a precipitous fall when the new york times revealed that spitzerthe paragon of rectitudehad been caught seeing prostitutes. The rise and fall of eliot spitzer, from oscarwinner alex gibney. In the late 2000s, new york governor eliot spitzer is a rising star in the democratic party. The rise and fall of eliot spitzer box office mojo. The rise and fall of eliot spitzer goes into the heart of manhattan and new york state politics. Spitzer had a hard driving, take no prisoners approach to prosecuting criminals. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing client 9.
The rise and fall of eliot spitzer golden trailer awards. Emerging from the shadows of previous media reporting to appear and in some cases sneer in front of gibneys. Elliot spitzer, joseph bruno, ken langone, roger stone, cecil. Meet the leader of eliot spitzers smear campaign the.
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The rise and fall of eliot spitzer trailer us 2010. The rise and fall of eliot spitzer 2010 starring eliot spitzer and joseph bruno on dvd and bluray. Eliot spitzer, alex gibney, hulbert waldroup, lloyd constantine, peter elkind, darren dopp, zana brazdek. Tracy quan advises spitzer to join an honest, national. The rise and fall of eliot spitzer 2010 full movie.
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This article is within the scope of wikiproject film. Most of the individuals that appear in alex gibneys client 9. As nys attorney general, eliot spitzer prosecuted crimes by americas largest financial institutions and some of the most powerful executives in the country. Unlike many other accounts of the case, which draw primarily from the confessions of dupre, client 9 offers a much more detailed overview of spitzer s incredible rise and fall thanks to the contributions of peter elkind, author of rough justice. The rise and fall of elliot spitzer documentary from alex gibney academy award winning director of taxi to the dark side and enron.
The rise and fall of eliot spitzer is a fascinating look into one of the most public character assassinations in american political history. Following from its primary source, peter elkinds book rough justice. As new yorks attorney general, spitzer prosecuted crimes by americas largest financial institutions and some of the most powerful executives in the country. Directed by ubiquitous director alex gibney, the film is a timeline of spitzer s tenures as new york attorney general and later governor thats the rise, and then his subsequent resignation. Client 9 takes an indepth look at the rapid rise and dramatic fall of new york governor eliot spitzer.
The rise and fall of eliot spitzer, client 9 references a leaked united states attorneys document showing that the prosecutor. A tale of hubris, sex, and power, client 9 takes an indepth look at the rapid rise and dramatic fall of new york governor eliot spitzer. Eliot spitzer s meteoric rise turned into a precipitous fall when the new york times revealed that governor spitzer the paragon of. Nov 04, 2010 silda and eliot spitzer, in a scene from client 9. After his election as governor, many believed he was on his way to becoming the president.
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