The 20th Century on Film

Great Family: A Century of Giant Conglomerates (3x5)

Air date: Jun 10, 2017

In his later years, oil tycoon Rockefeller hired a cameraman to restore his public image through film. The Rockefellers, Rothschilds, Morgans, Du Ponts, and other giant conglomerates prospered through the Depression and World War II, but their secret private films reveal their true faces as they struggled with conflicts with the public. After the war, new conglomerates emerged, including the hotel magnate Hilton and the shipping magnate Onassis.