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Client 9: The Rise and Fall of Eliot Spitzer
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Wikipedia article
'Client 9: The Rise and Fall of Eliot Spitzer' is a documentary directed by Alex Gibney about former New York Governor Eliot Spitzer and the sex scandal that derailed his political career.Manohla Dargis, [https://movies.nytimes.com/2010/11/05/movies/05client.html?pagewanted=all "The Really Strange Bedfellows That New York Politics Made,"] 'The New York Times', November 4, 2010. It premiered at the 2010 Tribeca Film Festival on April 24, 2010;Logan Hill, [https://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2010/04/eliot_spitzer_doc_premieres_at.html "Eliot Spitzer Doc Premieres at Tribeca: Joe Bruno, Ken Langone, and Roger Stone Dance on His Grave,"] 'New York', April 25, 2010. on iTunes and Magnolia On Demand on October 1, 2010;[https://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2010/09/24/client-9-the-rise-and-fall-of-eliot-spitzer-trailer-debuts-online/ "Client 9: The Rise and Fall of Eliot Spitzer Trailer Debuts Online,"] 'The Wall Street Journal', September 24, 2010. and in movie theaters in limited release on November 5, 2010.Andrew O'Hehir, [http://www.salon.com/2010/11/04/client_9/ "'Client 9': The Eliot Spitzer case: How we were bamboozled,"] 'Salon', November 3, 2010.
Gibney made the film with on-camera cooperation from Spitzer. The director also shared ideas and information with writer Peter Elkind, who wrote the book Rough Justice: The Rise and Fall of Eliot Spitzer".
Contributors
* "Angelina" Escort, Co-Worker of Ashley Dupr at Emperors Club VIP (portrayed by Wrenn Schmidt)
* Mike Balboni Deputy Secretary for Public Safety to Governor Spitzer
* Wayne Barrett Senior Editor, 'The Village Voice'
* Richard Beattie Legal Counsel to the Independent Directors of AIG
* Zana Brazdek Formerly of Emperors Club VIP
* Joe Bruno NY Senate Majority Leader, 1994-2008
* David Brown Former Staff Lawyer to Attorney General Spitzer
* Lloyd Constantine Former Spitzer Advisor
* Fred Dicker 'New York Post' State Editor
* Darren Dopp Communications Director to Attorney General Spitzer
* Peter Elkind Author of 'Rough Justice: The Rise and Fall of Eliot Spitzer'
* Karen Finley Performance Artist
* Robert Graham Former Gen Re Counsel
* Maurice Hank Greenberg Former Chairman and CEO of AIG
* Noreen Harrington Former Executive, Stern Asset Management
* Scott Horton Professor, Columbia Law School
* John Houldsworth Former CEO of Gen Re Subsidiary
* Ken Langone chairman and CEO of Invemed Associates
* Elizabet Monrad Former CFO of Gen Re
* "Natalia" Former Escort
* Jimmy Siegel Media Consultant
* Kristian Stiles National Finance Director to Eliot Spitzer
* Roger Stone Political Consultant
* Cecil Suwal Former CEO of Emperors Club VIP
* Hulbert Waldroup Painter
* John Whitehead Former Chairman Goldman Sachs
Reception
On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 91% based on 69 reviews, and an average rating of 7.3/10. On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 68 out of 100, based on 24 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".
References
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