Basic Information
Region
:
2
Video
:
Pal
1.33:1 , 4:3
Audio
:
Dolby Digital Mono: English (In the Original Language), Spanish
Subtitles
:
Spanish
Rating
:
tp
Launch date
:
11/22/2006
Synopsis
During the Civil War, New Englander Jim Fisk, the "Barnum of Peddlers," and his confidence game partners, Nick Boyd and Luke, make a fortune smuggling Southern cotton but discover later that their profits, which Luke had converted into Confederate bonds, are worthless. Down but not beaten, Fisk devises a scheme whereby the bonds can be used to finagle the pious but greedy Daniel Drew into selling his shipping business and turn a profit for themselves. To celebrate their Wall Street triumph, Fisk, Boyd and Luke attend a French musical revue, where Fisk meets Josie Mansfield, the beautiful maid to the show´s star. Mesmerized by the aspiring actress, Fisk dedicates himself to bankrolling a show for her, which annoys the equally infatuated, jealous Boyd. Drew, meanwhile, having been ridiculed by his longtime business rival, Cornelius Vanderbilt, approaches Fisk with a plan to prevent Vanderbilt from buying out his Erie railroad company, which Fisk cleverly expands upon to his own financial advantage. Vanderbilt´s attempts at blocking Fisk´s railroad stock manipulations fail, but infuriated investors chase Fisk and company all the way to New Jersey, where he establishes a military style stronghold. At the opening of her show, the New York audience, many of whom have lost money due to Fisk´s schemes, turns on Josie, who, out of gratitude, has accepted Fisk´s marriage proposal. Disenchanted and heartbroken over Josie, Boyd finally deserts his partner, whose lust for power and money culminates in a singlehanded attempt at cornering the gold market and leads to Black Friday. By releasing the government´s gold supply to the public market, President Ulysses S. Grant finally stops Fisk´s outrageous Wall Street manipulations. Shot by an angry, riotous investor, the defeated Fisk gives Josie and Boyd his blessing and dies..
Extras
Acceso directo a escenas, Menús interactivos, Ficha artística, Ficha técnica, Filmografías selectas, Película en blanco y negro
Formato del Disco: Disco Sencillo Una Capa