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5.3/10   26 votes
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Director:
Alex Chapple
Writer:
Andrew Wreggitt (writer)
Contact:
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Release Date:
4 December 2006 (Canada) more
Genre:
Biography | Drama more
Plot:
A story of ambition, love, betrayal and greed. The film chronicles the private and public struggles of Lord Conrad Black, one of the world's most controversial press barons. | add synopsis
Awards:
2 wins & 4 nominations more
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Cast

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Albert Schultz ... Conrad Black

Lara Flynn Boyle ... Barbara Amiel

Jason Priestley ... Jeff Riley

Jason Schombing ... David Radler
Cedric Smith ... George
Sharry Flett ... Betty

Michael Seater ... Young Conrad Black
Jeremy Akerman ... Bud

Rick Roberts ... Morde
Shawn Lawrence
Amy Price-Francis ... Shirley Black
Corinne Conley ... Maude
Joan Gregson ... Doris Phillips

Philip Craig ... Meighen

Rhea Akler ... Rona
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Additional Details

Country:
Canada
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Filming Locations:
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada more
Company:
Screen Door more

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2 out of 2 people found the following comment useful.
black out, 5 December 2006
8/10
Author: karlbogdan from BC, Canada

A worthy effort, given the limitations of TV docudramas. It is well acted, and narrates to complex life and character of Conrad Black. Black is a personna of tragic resonance. Gifted in intellect, insight and discipline, brought to the precipice of impending bankruptcy and imprisonment by an overarching narcissism, arrogance and disdain for others, especially those unlucky enough to have worked for him.

Toronto residents will not only recognize the upper class environs of their city, but the parochial ambitions of its elite.. and the stuffy colonial quality of its clubs and boardrooms. It a cautionary tale of those who take their circumstances in life as divine license to step on the well being of others. That will only provide enemies with a thirst for revenge.

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