The Corporation (2004)

"The corporation as psychopath..."Movie
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The Corporation
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StarringJane AkreRay AndersonMaude Barlow
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NR 2 hr 25 minJun 4th, 2004DocumentaryThe Corporation Collection PosterPart of The Corporation Collection
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Plot
Since the late 18th century American legal decision that the business corporation organizational model is legally a person, it has become a dominant economic, political and social force around the globe. This film takes an in-depth psychological examination of the organization model through various case studies. What the study illustrates is that in the its behaviour, this type of "person" typically acts like a dangerously destructive psychopath without conscience. Furthermore, we see the profound threat this psychopath has for our world and our future, but also how the people with courage, intelligence and determination can do to stop it.

Movie Details

Theatrical Release:June 4th, 2004
On DVD & Blu-ray:April 5th, 2005 - Buy DVD
Movie Box Office Gross:$4,500,000 (Worldwide)
Original Language:English
Executive Producers:Mark Achbar
Production Companies:Big Picture Media Corporation

The Corporation Quotes

Corporations and the Rights of Immortal Persons

Noam Chomsky: Corporations were given the rights of immortal persons. But then special kinds of persons, persons who had no moral conscience. These are a special kind of persons, which are designed by law, to be concerned only for their stockholders. And not, say, what are sometimes called their stakeholders, like the community or the work force or whatever.

The Historical Role of Corporations in Society

Noam Chomsky: The dominant role of corporations in our lives is essentially a product of roughly the past century. Corporations were originally associations of people who were chartered by a state to perform some particular function. Like a group of people want to build a bridge over the Charles River, or something like that.

The Corporation Movies

A series about the corruption within different corporations.