Big Deals: The Good, the Bad & the Ugly (2002)

Big Deals takes a dramatic look at some of the most significant business transactions of the 20th century. Subjects include Sony's purchase of Columbia Pictures, Microsoft's fortuitous acquisition of the DOS program, the Red Sox's sale of Babe Ruth to the NY Yankees, and Lucy and Desi's deal to produce "I Love Lucy". Big Deals features illuminating interviews with inside players such as Michael Ovitz, Edgar Bronfman, Jr., Herbert Allen, John Peters and Peter Guber. Narrated by Geoffrey Colvin, editorial director of Fortune Magazine and co-host of "Wall $treet Week with Fortune."