Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room
Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room is a 2005 American documentary film based on the best-selling 2003 book of the same name by Fortune reporters Bethany McLean and Peter Elkind, who are credited as writers of the film alongside the director, Alex Gibney. It examines the 2001 collapse of the Enron Corporation, which resulted in criminal trials for several of the company's top executives during the ensuing Enron scandal, and contains a section about the involvement of Enron traders in the 2000-01 California electricity crisis. Archival footage is used alongside new interviews with McLean and Elkind, several former Enron executives and employees, stock analysts, reporters, and former Governor of California Gray Davis.
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| Directed by | Alex Gibney |
| Written by | Alex Gibney |
| Based on | The Smartest Guys in the Room by Bethany McLean Peter Elkind |
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| Narrated by | Peter Coyote |
| Cinematography | Maryse Alberti |
| Edited by | Alison Ellwood |
| Music by | Matthew Hauser |
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| Distributed by | Magnolia Pictures |
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Running time | 109 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $700,000 |
| Box office | $4.9 million |
The film won the awards for Best Documentary Feature at the 21st Independent Spirit Awards and Best Documentary Screenplay at the 58th Writers Guild of America Awards. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature at the 78th Academy Awards.