industrialist
22 movies and shows
Schindler's List
Wed, 15 Dec 1993
The true story of how businessman Oskar Schindler saved over a thousand Jewish lives from the Nazis while they worked as slaves in his factory during World War II.
Guru
Fri, 12 Jan 2007
A villager, Gurukant Desai, arrives in Bombay in 1958, and rises from its streets to become the biggest tycoon in India.
Cronos
Fri, 05 Nov 1993
Faced with his own mortality, an ingenious alchemist tried to perfect an invention that would provide him with the key to eternal life. It was called the Cronos device. When he died more than 400 years later, he took the secrets of this remarkable device to the grave with him. Now, an elderly antiques dealer has found the hellish machine hidden in a statue and learns about its incredible powers. The more he uses the device, the younger he becomes...but nothing comes without a price. Life after death is just the beginning as this nerve-shattering thriller unfolds and the fountain of youth turns bloody.
Gosford Park
Wed, 26 Dec 2001
In 1930s England, a group of pretentious rich and famous gather together for a weekend of relaxation at a hunting resort. But when a murder occurs, each one of these interesting characters becomes a suspect.
The Fly II
Fri, 10 Feb 1989
Martin Brundle, born of the human/fly, is adopted by his father's place of employment (Bartok Inc.) while the employees simply wait for his mutant chromosomes to come out of their dormant state.
Grand Hotel
Wed, 25 May 1932
Guests at a posh Berlin hotel struggle through worry, scandal, and heartache.
High Anxiety
Sun, 25 Dec 1977
A psychiatrist with intense acrophobia (fear of heights) goes to work for a mental institution run by doctors who appear to be crazier than their patients, and have secrets that they are willing to commit murder to keep.
The Damned
Thu, 30 Oct 1969
In the early days of Nazi Germany, a powerful noble family must adjust to life under the new dictatorship regime.
The Man in the Glass Booth
Mon, 27 Jan 1975
Arthur Goldman is a rich Jewish industrialist, living in luxury in a Manhattan high-rise. He banters with his assistant Charlie, often shocking him with his outrageousness and irreverent musings on aspects of Jewish life. Nonetheless, Charlie is astonished one day when Israeli secret agents burst in and arrest Goldman for being a Nazi war criminal. Whisked to Israel for trial, Goldman forces his accusers to face, not only his presumed guilt, but their own.
Dodsworth
Wed, 23 Sep 1936
A retired auto manufacturer and his wife take a long-planned European vacation only to find that they want very different things from life.
Undercurrent
Mon, 11 Nov 1946
After a rapid engagement, a dowdy daughter of a chemist weds an industrialist, knowing little of his family or past. He transforms her into an elegant society wife, but becomes enraged whenever she asks about Michael, his mysterious long-lost brother.
Reunion in France
Fri, 25 Dec 1942
Frenchwoman Michele de la Becque, an opponent of the Nazis in German-occupied Paris, hides a downed American flyer, Pat Talbot, and attempts to get him safely out of the country.
Lady Caliph
Thu, 31 Dec 1970
La Califfa's husband was killed during the strikes so she takes the side of the strikers. Her conflict with the plant owner Doverdo gradually turns into a love relationship.
Fifth Avenue Girl
Fri, 22 Sep 1939
A wealthy man hires a poor girl to play his mistress in order to get more attention from his neglectful family.
Carol for Another Christmas
Mon, 28 Dec 1964
Daniel Grudge, a wealthy industrialist and fierce isolationist long embittered by the loss of his son in World War II, is visited by three ghosts on Christmas Eve who lead him to reconsider his attitude toward his fellow man.
No Other Woman
Fri, 06 Jan 1933
A steelworker and his aspiring wife make millions when they become partners in a dyeworks. Unfortunately, success does not bring happiness.
Ladies Man
Wed, 16 Nov 1960
Sentimental events of a rich industrialist which turn to the criminal case.
Ford: The Man and the Machine
Mon, 11 May 1987
Adapted from a book by Robert Lacey, this biographical film chronicles both the private and public life of automobile manufacturer Henry Ford (Cliff Robertson).
They Have Changed Their Face
Fri, 02 Jul 1971
A mid-level automotive company employee is summoned to the mountain villa of owner Giovanni Nosferatu, only to discover a glossy netherworld where capitalism is the new vampirism, and escape may be impossible.
To Be or Not To Be
Sun, 14 Aug 1966
After his business' bankrupcy, Giorgos Alexiou decides to commit suicide. Rosa, his cousin's wife who stand to benefit form his death, hires a private detective to keep an eye on him in case he changes his mind. Minas, Giorgos' employee, becomes Giorgos' guardian angel preventing the suicide at the last minute.