The carpetbaggers is a 1964 american film starring george peppard as a character based largely on howard hughes and alan ladd as a former western gunslinger turned actor with the pseudonym nevada smith, played the following year in a prequel starring steve mcqueen in the part. Set in the 20s and 30s and based on harold robbins book, this drama chronicles the life of millionaire jonas cord, jr. The carpetbaggers 1964, a film by edward dmytryk theiapolis. Lurid melodrama based on the bestselling novel by harold robbins. The carpetbaggers 1964 released on 9 april 1964 in usa.
The carpetbaggers 1964 when playboy jonas george peppard inherits his fathers industrial empire, he expands it by acquiring an aircraft factory and movie studio. The carpetbaggers film of the month april 1964 youtube. It derives from postbellum south usage, where it referred specifically to opportunistic northerners who flocked to pillage the occupied southern states. The carpetbaggers dvd 1964 with george peppard and carroll baker dvd synopsis and information.
Carroll baker portrayed an actress inspired by jean harlow. The carpetbaggers is a 1964 american drama film directed by edward dmytryk, based on the bestselling novel the carpetbaggers by harold robbins. The carpetbaggers 1964 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. With george peppard, alan ladd, carroll baker, robert cummings. N ow practically forgotten, the carpetbaggers catalogs the financial rise and moral descent of halfcocked entrepreneur jonas cord jr. The film is such an outrageous mix of hollywood melodrama, pop psychology and salacious sleaze that its fun in a gruesome sort of way. Home watch online movie the carpetbaggers 1964 watch online movie the carpetbaggers 1964 by lightning at sunday, march 12, 2017 0 storyline. Carpetbaggers, the 1964 movie clip the best torture. Jonas cord is a disagreeable young tycoon whos building planes, directing films and catting around on the corporate make in 1930s hollywood. Peppard secured a major role when he starred alongside audrey hepburn in breakfast at tiffanys 1961, and later portrayed a character based on howard hughes in the carpetbaggers 1964.
Edward dmytryk director of the movie the carpetbaggers 1964 with cast george peppard, alan ladd, carroll baker. The film was a blockbuster back in 1964 and could have been seen as the last word in silver screen sleazeat least as far as mainstream america was concerned. The castthe carpetbaggers, screenplay by john michael hayes, adapted from the novel by harold robbins. George peppard and alan ladd are starring, alongside martha hyer, elizabeth ashley, lew ayres and martin balsam. Carpetbaggers, the 1964 movie clip bring me my robe the notorious though mild nude scene, as brash jonas george peppard does moral trespass with carroll baker in her first scene as rina, his golddigging ex who married his suddenlydeceased industrialist father for money, early in the carpetbaggers, 1964, from the harold robbins potboiler. Set in the aviation industry and hollywood in the 1930s, the film stars george peppard as. Approved 2h 30min drama, romance 21 october 1964 uk jonas cord is a disagreeable young tycoon whos building planes, directing films and catting around on the corporate make in 1930s hollywood. Harold robbins tale of the ruthless men and beautiful women who shaped hollywood. The prequel nevada smith was also based on a character in the novel. The carpetbaggers 1964 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The carpetbaggers 1964 stream and watch online moviefone. The carpetbaggers premiered in denver, colorado on april 9, 1964, and went on to be a large commercial success. Released may 9th, 1964, the carpetbaggers stars george peppard, alan ladd, carroll baker, bob cummings the pg movie has a runtime of about 2 hr 30 min, and received a score of out of 100 on.
Watch the carpetbaggers 1964 full movie online free on. The carpetbaggers is a 1964 american film starring george peppard as a character based largely on howard hughes and alan ladd as. The carpetbaggers 1961 was the most successful of phenomenally successful author harold robbins novels. Actress elizabeth ashley in the carpetbaggers moviephoto measures 8 x 10. Carpetbaggers, the 1964 movie clip bring me my robe. When playboy jonas george peppard inherits his fathers industrial empire, he expands it by acquiring an aircraft factory and movie studio.
The carpetbaggers has the outsize awfulness of holly wood at its worst, multiplied by a large cast and much supposedly shocking action that clearly comes from the much more outspoken novel. Released by bootleg album in 1997 951997 containing music from the carpetbaggers 1964. The image measures 1978 3000 pixels and is 374 kilobytes large. In the mid1960s, as a contract player for paramount pictures, baker became a sex symbol. The carpetbaggers is a 1961 bestselling novel by harold robbins, which was adapted into a 1964 film of the same title. Perpard, who has been criticized and brow beaten by his father throughout his life.
High resolution movie poster image for the carpetbaggers 1964. The carpetbaggers 1964 directed by edward dmytryk genres drama, romance subgenres film a clef, showbiz drama release date apr 9, 1964 usa unknown run time 150 min. It stars george peppard as jonas cord, a character based loosely on howard hughes, and alan ladd in his last role as nevada smith, a former western gunslinger turned actor. Carroll baker portrayed an actress inspired by jean harlow, who appeared in hughes film epic hells angels. Mar 12, 2017 the carpetbaggers 1964 by lightning at sunday, march 12, 2017 0 storyline. In the carpetbaggers, the path to fame and fortune is reduced to hostile takeovers and dumb luck not to mention nepotism.
In robbins novel, the exploited territory is the movie industry, and the newcomer. This 1964 film version was also extremely successful. Watch the carpetbaggers 1964 movie the carpetbaggers 1964. High resolution belgian movie poster image for the carpetbaggers 1964. The carpetbaggers is a film starring george perpard, elizabeth ashley, alan ladd and carol baker, which is loosely based on some of the events in the life of reallife millionaire howard hughes. Feb 19, 2014 theatrical trailer for the 1964 blockbuster the carpetbaggers starring george peppard, alan ladd, martha hyer, elizabeth ashley, martin balsam and carroll baker as rina marlowe. Harold robbins best seller about 30s hollywood comes to the screen in a torrent of frank, controversial and for the times sensational scenes that helped break the production code. The term carpetbagger refers to an outsider relocating to exploit locals. Jun 01, 2011 heres the trailer for the carpetbaggers 1964. Theatrical trailer for the 1964 blockbuster the carpetbaggers starring george peppard, alan ladd, martha hyer, elizabeth ashley, martin balsam and carroll baker as rina marlowe. While he builds airplanes, directs movies and breaks hearts, his friends and lovers try to reach his. The carpetbaggers was directed by edward dmytryk, filmed in 70mm, and was alan ladds final film. This may be slightly anecdotal, but it is reputed to be the fourth most read book in history. The film is such an outrageous mix of hollywood melodrama, pop psychology and.
Theatrical trailer for the 1964 blockbuster the carpetbaggers starring george peppard, alan ladd, martha hyer, elizabeth ashley, martin. The carpetbaggers soundtrack from 1964, composed by elmer bernstein. Lew ayres, martin balsam, tom tully, george peppard, alan ladd, robert cummings, martha hyer, elizabeth ashley, ralph taeger, archie moore, edward dmytryk, the carpetbaggers 1964 the carpet baggers, the carpetbaggers 1964, the carpet baggers, edward dmytryk, lew ayres, martin balsam, tom tully, george peppard, the. Harold robbins bestseller about 30s hollywood comes to the screen in a torrent of frank, controversial and for the times sensational scenes. The carpetbaggers is a drama film directed by edward dmytryk, and written by john michael hayes, released in the usa on april 09 of 1964.
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