ICAHN: The Restless Billionaire / Film School Radio interview with Director Bruce David Klein

ICAHN: THE RESTLESS BILLIONAIRE, explores the fascinating contradictions at the heart of the famed financier, Carl Icahn. Amassing close to $20 billion dollars over the last half century and at the forefront of some of the most legendary business deals of our times, Icahn, often referred to as the “Lone Wolf of Wall Street,” is a feared negotiator and master strategist in the art of corporate takeovers and investments. A polarizing figure described as both an activist investor and a ruthless corporate raider, Icahn rose from modest beginnings in Queens to become one of the richest men in the world, embodying the American Dream, whose impact on companies, products, CEOs, stock markets, and capitalism itself is vast. Yet, he openly criticizes corporate excess and the huge wealth inequality gap. In his own words and with commentary from family members, journalists, and fellow titans of industry, ICAHN: THE RESTLESS BILLIONAIRE probes Icahn’s humble roots, his business acumen, and his obsessive drive to stay atop America’s corporate hierarchy. Director Bruce David Klein (The Best Worst Thing That Ever Could Have Happened) joins us for a conversation on how one of America’s highest profile capitalist was shaped by the complex relationship he had with his parents, anti-semitism, and how his poker playing skills helped inform the way he approached the high stakes world of corporate mergers, acquisitions, takeovers, and buyouts on his way to becoming an icon of American business. For updates and screenings go to: hbo.com/icahn-the-restless-billionaire ICAHN: THE RESTLESS BILLIONAIRE debuts TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 15 (9:00-10:45 p.m. ET/PT) on HBO and will be available to stream on HBO Max.