Directed by:
Glenn JordanScreenplay:
Larry GelbartComposer:
Richard GibbsCast:
James Garner, Jonathan Pryce, Peter Riegert, Joanna Cassidy, Fred Dalton Thompson, Leilani Sarelle, Matt Clark, Jeffrey DeMunn, David Rasche, Graham Beckel (more)Plots(1)
This TV movie recounts the true-life story of a corporate takeover in the greed-driven 1980s. James Garner is F. Ross Johnson, CEO of RJR-Nabisco. Having just been burned by an expensive failure of a smokeless cigarette product, Johnson doesn't wish to incur the wrath of the stockholders. He begins drawing up plans to buy RJR-Nabisco outright so he'll have no one to answer to but himself. Unfortunately for Johnson, his company is also being coveted by sharkish "buyout king" Henry Kravis (Jonathan Pryce), who turns out to have $25 billion at his beck and call. Barbarians at the Gate was adapted by Larry Gelbart from the book by Bryan Burrough and John Helyar. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![James Garner](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/267/267724_ae39ba.jpg)
James Garner
USA
Best movies:
The Great Escape (1963)
Maverick (1994)
The Notebook (2004)
![Jonathan Pryce](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/126/164126959_528e9c.jpg)
Jonathan Pryce
UK
Best movies:
Miss Saigon: 25th Anniversary (2016) (theatrical recording)
One Life (2023)
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)
![Peter Riegert](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/273/273864_3d914e.jpg)
Peter Riegert
USA
Best movies:
Traffic (2000)
Gypsy (1993) (TV movie)
We Bought a Zoo (2011)
![Joanna Cassidy](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/464/162464223_aed986.png)
Joanna Cassidy
USA
Best movies:
Endeavour (2012) (series)
Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)
Dangerous Beauty (1998)
![Fred Dalton Thompson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/400/400487_e75689.jpg)
Fred Dalton Thompson
USA
Best movies:
Die Hard 2 (1990)
The Hunt for Red October (1990)
Cape Fear (1991)
![Leilani Sarelle](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/964/160964198_e3854b.jpg)
Leilani Sarelle
USA
Best movies:
Basic Instinct (1992)
For the Love of Money (2012)
The Deliberate Stranger (1986) (TV movie)
![Matt Clark](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/798/161798556_4d9227.jpg)
Matt Clark
USA
Best movies:
Back to the Future Part III (1990)
Jeremiah Johnson (1972)
Brubaker (1980)
![Jeffrey DeMunn](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/270/270790_8203a0.jpg)
Jeffrey DeMunn
USA
Best movies:
The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
The Green Mile (1999)
Frances (1982)
![David Rasche](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/270/270302_f5054b.jpg)
David Rasche
USA
Best movies:
Manhattan (1979)
Columbo (1971) (series)
Men in Black 3 (2012)
![Graham Beckel](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/273/273328_8bb594.jpg)
Graham Beckel
USA
Best movies:
L.A. Confidential (1997)
Leaving Las Vegas (1995)
Battlestar Galactica: Razor (2007) (TV movie)
![Peter Dvorsky](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/543/165543052_42a7c8.jpg)
Peter Dvorsky
Best movies:
Sword of Gideon (1986) (TV movie)
The Dead Zone (1983)
Videodrome (1983)
![Ron Canada](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/273/273931_38e9ed.jpg)
Ron Canada
USA
Best movies:
Cinderella Man (2005)
The Man Who Wasn't There (1983)
The United States of Leland (2003)
![Rita Wilson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/269/269045_73720f.jpg)
Rita Wilson
USA
Best movies:
Sleepless in Seattle (1993)
The Chumscrubber (2005)
Cheech & Chong's Next Movie (1980)
![Dean Norris](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/583/166583294_566d84.jpg)
Dean Norris
USA
Best movies:
Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
Lethal Weapon 2 (1989)
Gattaca (1997)
![Mark Harelik](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/281/281189_04d921.jpg)
Mark Harelik
USA
Best movies:
Trumbo (2015)
42 (2013)
The Swan Princess (1994)
![Raye Birk](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/031/567/31567854_e5d52c.jpg)
Raye Birk
USA
Best movies:
![Joseph Kell](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/072/312/72312409_6e3945.jpg)
Joseph Kell
Canada
Best movies:
Barbarians at the Gate (1993) (TV movie)
If I Were You (2012)
White Lies (1998) (TV movie)
Bruce French
USA
Best movies:
Coming Home (1978)
Roots: The Next Generations (1979) (series)
Thank You for Smoking (2005)
![Kent Williams](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/343/160343532_404765.jpg)
Kent Williams
USA
Best movies:
The Eagle Has Landed (1976)
WarGames (1983)
Time After Time (1979)
![Peter Frechette](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/570/162570722_2df9c0.jpg)
Peter Frechette
USA
Best movies:
Inside Man (2006)
The Savages (2007)
Miracle at St. Anna (2008)