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Barbarians at the gate is a 1993 television movie based upon the book by bryan burrough and john helyar, about the leveraged buyout lbo of rjr nabisco the film was directed by glenn jordan and written by larry gelbart. Rjr nabisco was a tobacco and food company, and its ceo was ross johnson. Two wall street journal reporters wrote about it in their book barbarians at the gate. James garner in barbarians at the gate 1993 barbarians at the gate 1993. The fall of rjr nabisco, which was turned into a film for hbo. Jul 27, 2014 at the time of the passing of film and tv legend james garner, i thought id take a look at one of his tv films called barbarians at the gate. And it offers a lesson for todays corporate takeovers. Im not the only person who thinks barbarians at the gate is the best business book ever. Ross johnson has just been burned by a failed product and begins drawing up plans to buy the company.
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