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The Last Mogul: The True Story of Lew Wasserman (Available in HD)

Time: 
103 Minutes

Director Barry Avrich has been threatened, followed and pressured to stop making this documentary! Lew Wasserman was a movie mogul who used politics, the mafia, and fear to keep the entire industry on a leash. As Chairman and CEO of MCA and then Universal, Wasserman was the undisputed King of Hollywood. During his 59-year career, he worked with everyone from Hitchcock to Spielberg, James Stewart to Kevin Costner. His deal making was as legendary as his temper, but his ability to predict the future and use unprecedented power to get whatever he wanted not only made him a billionaire, but it defined an industry. This is the rags to riches story of a Hollywood tycoon complete with juicy stories about corruption, mafia scandals, political power plays and the unprecedented deal making from Hollywood’s ultimate player. There will never be another mogul like him. Lew Wasserman is THE LAST MOGUL.