The Corporation (2003)
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- Not Rated
- 2h 25min
- Documentary, History
- 04 Jun 2004 (USA)
- Movie
Documentary that looks at the concept of the corporation throughout recent history up to its present-day dominance.
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Awards:
- 12 wins & 1 nomination.
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Cast
| Mikela Jay | ... |
Self - Narrator (voice)
(as Mikela J. Mikael)
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Rob Beckwermert | ... |
Actor - Dramatizations
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Christopher Gora | ... |
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Nina Jones | ... |
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Richard Kopycinski | ... |
Actor - Dramatizations
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| Karen Lam | ... |
Actor - Dramatizations
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Sean Lang | ... |
Actor - Dramatizations
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Bert Phillips | ... |
Actor - Dramatizations
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Diana Wilson | ... |
Actor - Dramatizations
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Jane Akre | ... |
Self - Investigative Reporter
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Ray Anderson | ... |
Self - CEO, Interface
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Joe Badaracco | ... |
Self - Professor of Business Ethics, Harvard Business School
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| Maude Barlow | ... |
Self - Chairperson, Council of Canadians
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| Chris Barrett | ... |
Self - Corporate Sponsored University Students
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Marc Barry | ... |
Self - Competitive Intelligence Professional
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Robert Benson | ... |
Self - Professor of Law, UCLA
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Elaine Bernard | ... |
Self - Executive Director of Trade Union Program, Harvard
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Edwin Black | ... |
Self - Author, IBM and the Holocaust
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Carlton Brown | ... |
Self - Commodities Trader
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| Smedley Butler | ... |
Self - USMC: Exposes Anti-FDR Plot (archiveFootage)
(as Smedley Darlington Butler)
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| Noam Chomsky | ... |
Self - Institute Professor, MIT
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| Shiv Chopra | ... |
Self - Health Canada Scientist (archiveFootage)
(as Dr. Shiv Chopra)
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Ed Collins | ... |
Self - Counselor
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Thomas D'Aquino | ... |
Self - President, Business Council on National Issues
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Víctor Hugo Daza | ... |
Self - Slain Student: Bolivia (archiveFootage)
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Solomon DeMontigny | ... |
Self - Baker
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Peter Drucker | ... |
Self - Founder, Drucker School of Management
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Samuel Epstein | ... |
Self - Professor Emeritus of Environmental Medicine, University of Illinois
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Andrea Finger | ... |
Self - Spokesperson, Celebration Florida
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Nicole Barchilon Frank | ... |
Self - Office Manager
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| Milton Friedman | ... |
Self - Nobel Prize Winning Economist
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Susan Gaydos | ... |
Self - Environmental Technician
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Sam Gibara | ... |
Self - Chairman and Former CEO, Goodyear Tire
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| Kathie Lee Gifford | ... |
Self (archiveFootage)
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Richard Grossman | ... |
Self - Co-Founder, Program on Corporations, Law and Democracy
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Bruce Hamilton | ... |
Self - Business Owner
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Robert Hare | ... |
Self - Consultant to the FBI on Psychopaths
(as Dr. Robert Hare)
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Lucy Hughes | ... |
Self - Vice President, Initiative Media
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Ira Jackson | ... |
Self - Director of Center for Business and Government, Harvard University
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Charles Kernaghan | ... |
Self - Director, National Labor Committee
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Robert Keyes | ... |
Self - President and CEO, Canadian Council for Internation Business
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Suk Choo Kim | ... |
Self - Business Owner
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Mark Kingwell | ... |
Self - Philosopher
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| Naomi Klein | ... |
Self - Author, No Logo
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Tom Kline | ... |
Self - Senior Vice President, Pfizer Inc.
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| Phil Knight | ... |
Self - Founder & CEO, Nike (archiveFootage)
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Chris Komisarjevsky | ... |
Self - CEO, Burson Marsteller
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James Lafferty | ... |
Self - National Lawyers Guild
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Susan E. Linn | ... |
Self - Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard
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Luke McCabe | ... |
Self - Corporate Sponsored University Students
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Robert Monks | ... |
Self - Corporate Governance Advisor
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Mark Moody-Stuart | ... |
Self - Former Chairman, Royal Dutch Shell
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| Michael Moore | ... |
Self - Filmmaker & Author
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| Oscar Olivera | ... |
Self - Coalition in Defense of Water and Life
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Pierre Pettigrew | ... |
Self - Minister of Trade, Canada
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Jonathan Ressler | ... |
Self - CEO, Big Fat Inc.
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| Jeremy Rifkin | ... |
Self - President, Foundation on Economic Trends
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Jim Robinson | ... |
Self - Senior Vice President, U.S. Chamber of Commerce (archiveFootage)
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| Franklin D. Roosevelt | ... |
Self (archiveFootage)
(as Franklin Delano Roosevelt)
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Amy Rosefield | ... |
Self - Social Worker
(as Amy Field)
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| Vandana Shiva | ... |
Self - Physicist & Ecologist
(as Dr. Vandana Shiva)
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Clay Timon | ... |
Self - CEO, Landor and Associates
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Michael Walker | ... |
Self - Executive Director, The Fraser Institute
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Robert Weissman | ... |
Self - Editor, Multinational Monitor
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Steve Wilson | ... |
Self - Investigative Reporter
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Irving Wladawski-Berger | ... |
Self - Vice President, IBM Technology and Strategy Group
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Don Xui Xziang | ... |
Self - Burmese Refugee
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Mary Zepernick | ... |
Self - Program on Corporations, Law and Democracy
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| Howard Zinn | ... |
Self - Author, A People's History of the United States
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| Kofi Annan | ... |
Self (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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| George W. Bush | ... |
Self (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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| Jean Chrétien | ... |
Self - with George W. Bush (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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| Winston Churchill | ... |
Self - Potsdam (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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| Mohandas K. Gandhi | ... |
Self - During Salt March (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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| Frank Gifford | ... |
Self - Behind Kathie Lee (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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| Adolf Hitler | ... |
Self (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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| King George VI | ... |
Self - with Queen Elizabeth (uncredited) (archiveFootage) (unconfirmed)
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| Martin Luther King | ... |
Self - During March on Washington (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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| Vladimir Lenin | ... |
Self (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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| Nelson Mandela | ... |
Self - After Release, with Winnie (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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| Winnie Mandela | ... |
Self - with Nelson (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Peter Mansbridge | ... |
Self - CBC (uncredited) (archiveSound)
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| Benito Mussolini | ... |
Self (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Knowlton Nash | ... |
Self - CBC (uncredited) (archiveSound)
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Pope John XXIII | ... |
Self (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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| Joseph Stalin | ... |
Self - Potsdam (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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| Ken Starr | ... |
Self (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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| Martha Stewart | ... |
Self (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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| Dave Thomas | ... |
Self - Wendy's Commercial (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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| Harry S. Truman | ... |
Self - Potsdam (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Eugene Whelan | ... |
Self - Senator: Chairs Posilac Inquiry (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Directed by
| Mark Achbar | ||
| Jennifer Abbott | ... | (co-director) |
Written by
| Joel Bakan | ... | (written by) |
| Joel Bakan | ... | (based on the book "The Corporation: The Pathological Pursuit of Profit and Power" by) |
| Harold Crooks | ... | (narration written by) & |
| Joel Bakan | ... | (narration written by) & |
| Mark Achbar | ... | (narration written by) |
| Mark Achbar | ... | (developer) (creator) & |
| Joel Bakan | ... | (developer) (creator) & |
| Thomas Shandel | ... | (developer) (creator) (as Tom Shandel) |
| Mark Achbar | ... | (creator) (creator) and |
| Joel Bakan | ... | (creator) (creator) |
Produced by
| Mark Achbar | ... | executive producer / producer |
| Joel Bakan | ... | associate producer |
| Dawn Brett | ... | associate producer |
| Cari Green | ... | co-producer |
| Maureen Levitt | ... | consulting producer: Vision TV |
| Nathan Neumer | ... | co-producer |
| Thomas Shandel | ... | co-producer (as Tom Shandel) |
| Bart Simpson | ... | producer |
Music by
| Leonard J. Paul | ||
Cinematography by
| Mark Achbar | ... | (camera) |
| Daniel Conrad | ||
| Rolf Cutts | ... | (camera) |
| Jeffrey M. Hoffman | ... | (camera) (as Jeff Hoffman) |
| Kirk Tougas | ... | (camera) |
Editing by
| Jennifer Abbott | ||
Editorial Department
| Larry Aavisto | ... | logger |
| Binky | ... | logger |
| Ness Broom | ... | additional editing / logger |
| Rudy Buttignol | ... | commissioning editor: TVO |
| Ewan Deane | ... | post-production coordinator |
| Larry Di Stefano | ... | assistant editor |
| Heather Frise | ... | additional editing |
| Tama Gempton | ... | post-production assistant |
| Julie Hatton | ... | logger |
| Sherri Hayden | ... | logger |
| Trent Hignell | ... | additional editing / first assistant editor |
| Marie Madeiros | ... | post-production assistant |
| Andrew Notman | ... | assistant editor |
| Allan Pinvidic | ... | on-line editor |
| Tina Reilhan | ... | additional editing |
| Liz Schulze | ... | post-production assistant |
| Speedy Steckley | ... | logger / post-production assistant |
| Christy Thomas | ... | post-production consultant |
| Todd Tomorrow | ... | logger |
| Jan Weitzel | ... | logger |
Art Direction by
| Henry Faber | ||
Production Management
| Bart Simpson | ... | production manager |
| Jeanne Slater | ... | post-production supervisor |
| Larry Di Stefano | ... | post-production supervisor (uncredited) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Trish Dolman | ... | second unit director |
| Beth Basa Pielert | ... | first assistant director (as Beth Pielert) |
| Bart Simpson | ... | second unit director |
Art Department
| Henry Faber | ... | graphic designer / lead designer |
Sound Department
| Hennie Britton | ... | foley artist |
| Jeff Carter | ... | location sound |
| Stephen Cheung | ... | dialogue editor |
| Ian Emberton | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Tony Gort | ... | sound effects editor |
| Jeff Henschel | ... | location sound |
| Michael Keeping | ... | foley artist (as Michael P. Keeping) |
| Sean Lang | ... | location sound |
| Roger Morris | ... | adr mixer |
| David Novack | ... | re-recording mixer (as David Novak) |
| Chris Ove | ... | dialogue recordist |
| David Raines | ... | dialogue pre-mixer |
| Velcrow Ripper | ... | sound designer |
| Rick Senechal | ... | foley engineer |
| Bart Simpson | ... | location sound |
Visual Effects by
| Bienvenido Cruz | ... | layout / motion designer |
| James Tocher | ... | di producer |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Nancy Bleck | ... | stills |
| Ruth Boyle | ... | camera operator |
| Elaine Brière | ... | stills (as Elaine Briere) |
| Ed Callaghan | ... | technician: stills |
| Adriano Cavina | ... | camera operator |
| Daniel Conrad | ... | camera operator |
| Clancy Dennehy | ... | camera operator |
| Jonas Goldman | ... | camera operator |
| Sandi Higgins | ... | additional videographer |
| Jeffrey M. Hoffman | ... | director of photography: documentary |
| Sean Lang | ... | camera operator |
| Danny Nowak | ... | camera operator |
| Bill Olson | ... | camera operator |
| Beth Basa Pielert | ... | camera operator (as Beth Pielert) |
| Dennis Porter | ... | camera operator |
| James Tocher | ... | camera operator |
Animation Department
| Brock Ellis | ... | animation illustrator |
Music Department
| Doug Blackley | ... | additional music composition |
| Velcrow Ripper | ... | music supervisor |
| Russell Scholberg | ... | musician: double bass |
| Sarah Shugarman | ... | musician: violin |
| Sarah Webster | ... | music clearances |
Additional Crew
| Mark Achbar | ... | research |
| Warren Arcan | ... | consultant |
| Laura C.V. Arena | ... | production assistant |
| Joel Bakan | ... | research |
| Toren Barnes | ... | production assistant |
| Cooper Battersby | ... | computer services |
| Manfred Becker | ... | consultant |
| Ted Beke | ... | production assistant |
| Lyle Bibler | ... | production assistant |
| Philippe Bouchard | ... | production assistant |
| Dawn Brett | ... | research |
| Sarah Butterfield | ... | consultant |
| Josh Byer | ... | additional research |
| Betsy Carson | ... | consultant |
| Hazel Cho | ... | production assistant |
| Mark Cohen | ... | computer services |
| Satya Columbo | ... | production assistant (as Satya Colombo) |
| Alysia Davies | ... | research |
| Linda Desormeaux | ... | production assistant |
| Katherine Dodds | ... | director of corporate communications |
| David Duprey | ... | technical coordinator |
| Jock Ferguson | ... | consultant |
| Eric Freeburg | ... | production assistant (as Eric Freeberg) |
| Tama Gempton | ... | production assistant |
| Susan Gleason | ... | production assistant |
| Mick Gzowski | ... | additional research |
| Corinna Hagel | ... | assistant: research and clearances |
| Brian Hamilton | ... | consultant |
| Shiela Hone | ... | production assistant |
| Karelyn Hrushowy | ... | production assistant |
| Henrieta Isufllari | ... | video to film transfer |
| Lorena Jara | ... | translator: Spanish |
| Mikela Jay | ... | catalyst: creative and organizational (as Mikela J. Mikael) |
| Jason Katz | ... | production assistant |
| Martin Kostian | ... | production assistant |
| Karen Lam | ... | consultant |
| Nina LaNegra | ... | production assistant (as Nina Lanegra) |
| Suzanne Lapierre | ... | production coordinator |
| Louis Laporte | ... | production assistant |
| Justin Lipson | ... | production assistant |
| Kim Lloyd | ... | additional bookkeeper |
| Gary Marcuse | ... | consultant |
| Terry McEvoy | ... | additional research (as Terry Mcevoy) |
| Sue Mcnaughton | ... | transcriptions |
| Lea Moss | ... | assistant: research and clearances |
| Elizabeth Murray | ... | additional research |
| Irene Nemeth | ... | transcriptions |
| Margaret Newton | ... | auditor |
| Pamela Pellegrini | ... | transcriptions |
| Beth Basa Pielert | ... | additional research (as Beth Pielert) / production coordinator (as Beth Pielert) |
| Jan Rofekamp | ... | world sales: Films Transit International |
| Paula Sawadsky | ... | archival researcher |
| Eva B. Schmieg | ... | legal counsel: Heenan Blakie (as Eva Schmeig) |
| Jill Sharpe | ... | consultant |
| Bart Simpson | ... | additional research |
| Sherrill Sirrs | ... | accountant |
| Venoula Steinberg | ... | transcriptions |
| Darba Wakefield | ... | transcriptions |
| Louise Walker | ... | research |
| Eileen Wiley | ... | travel agent |
| Amy Wilson | ... | additional archival research |
| Peter Wintonick | ... | consultant |
| Gil Yaron | ... | research |
| Scott Challgren | ... | outreach (uncredited) |
Thanks
| Reid Cohoon | ... | our thanks to |
| Rachel Dilk | ... | acknowledgment: brain sculpture "Braindead" by |
| Sandi Higgins | ... | our thanks to |
| Mark Piron | ... | acknowledgment: excerpt from Group Intervention courtesy of |
| Rick Prelinger | ... | special thanks |
| Nicholas Racz | ... | acknowledgment: additional footage courtesy of |
| Bruce Spangler | ... | our thanks to |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Against Gravity (2006) (Poland)
- Film West Associates (2003) (Canada) (DVD) (educational)
- Films Transit International (World-wide)
- Front Row Filmed Entertainment (2004) (United Arab Emirates) (Middle East)
- Giangiacomo Feltrinelli Editore (2005) (Italy) (DVD)
- Madman Entertainment (2005) (Australia) (DVD)
- Mongrel Media (2004) (Canada)
- Spectra Filmworks (2006) (Canada) (DVD)
- Uplink (2006) (Japan) (DVD)
- Yleisradio (YLE) (Finland) (tv)
- Zeitgeist Films (2004) (United States)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Adbusters (additional footage courtesy of)
- Adelphia Communications (additional footage courtesy of)
- BBC Worldwide (additional footage courtesy of)
- Bento Box Media (graphics)
- Callow Insurance Associates Ltd. (insurance)
- Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) (additional footage courtesy of)
- Chronos-Media (additional footage courtesy of)
- Finale Post Production (final color and finishing)
- Finale Post Production (video post production services by)
- Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (additional footage courtesy of)
- Greenpeace Canada (additional footage courtesy of)
- Habitat for Humanity (additional footage courtesy of)
- Heenan Blaikie (legal counsel)
- ITN Archive (additional footage courtesy of)
- Jeremy Walker + Associates (publicity)
- Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division (additional footage courtesy of)
- National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) (additional footage courtesy of)
- National Film Board of Canada (NFB) (additional footage courtesy of)
- New York Stock Exchange Inc. (additional footage courtesy of: stock exchange footage used with permission of)
- PETA (additional footage courtesy of)
- Pfizer (additional footage courtesy of)
- Post Modern Sound (audio post production services by)
- S.L. Feldman & Associates (music clearances)
- SKYLAB Services (35 mm transfer)
- SVT Film & Video Sales (additional footage courtesy of)
- Sequence Post (DVD authoring)
- Sequence Post (DVD design)
- Sequence Post (animation)
- Sequence Post (dvd mastering)
- Sequence Post (dvd special edition packaging)
- Studio X Labs (music recorded at)
- Video Tape Library (additional footage courtesy of)
- Villon Films (additional footage courtesy of)
- Vision TV (funding)
- Western Close Captioning (captions)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Since the late 18th century American legal decision that the business corporation organizational model is legally a person, it has become a dominant economic, political and social force around the globe. This film takes an in-depth psychological examination of the organization model through various case studies. What the study illustrates is that in the its behaviour, this type of "person" typically acts like a dangerously destructive psychopath without conscience. Furthermore, we see the profound threat this psychopath has for our world and our future, but also how the people with courage, intelligence and determination can do to stop it. Written by Kenneth Chisholm (kchishol@rogers.com) |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | The current running time is distilled down from 450 hours of footage and 100 hours of interviews. The first cut ran to 33 hours. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Colpo al cuore: Morte non accidentale di un monarca (2009). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Bad Apple See more » |
| Crazy Credits | The credits display addresses and descriptions of related websites but they can also be found on the official website for the film. See more » |
| Quotes |
Robert Monks:
Again and again we have the problem that whether you obey the law or not is a matter of whether it's cost effective. If the chance of getting caught and the penalties are less than it costs to comply, people think of it as just a business decision. See more » |