The oldest surviving member of the famous oil dynasty, David Rockefeller, died in March 2017 at the age of 101. His death marks the end of generations of a legacy that has been inseparable from the politics, reputation and function of America itself. Countless eulogies may have foreshadowed Rockefeller’s passion for philanthropy and his sharp wit on business matters in the immediate aftermath, but the scathing documentary, The Unauthorized Biography of David Rockefeller, dares to do something less flattering about the man. people like the evaluation.
Throughout his life, Rockefeller insisted that he existed beyond the lowest rungs of society, but this film attempts to provide a barrage of evidence to the contrary. According to the filmmakers, his public modesty is a hypocritical ruse, especially given his leadership in shaping the global banking landscape, his outsize influence on the founding of the European Union, and his early years as an adult. After close ties to nearly every leader. He has ties to a “Who’s Who” of some of the most notorious tyrants and dictators in recent history, including Saddam Hussein and Mao Zedong. He is often a confidant of US presidents, including the Clinton and Bush families.
This unprecedented power and access is nothing new. It has long gone hand in hand with the vast wealth enjoyed by the Rockefeller dynasty. But the central question the film explores is how David Rockefeller ultimately used his wealth and influence.
According to the film, his motivation is purely sibling rivalry and an insatiable desire for a bigger financial pie. His tenure as chairman of the Council on Foreign Relations and chairman and CEO of Chase Manhattan, as well as his clandestine connections to the Bilderberg Group and the Trilateral Commission furthered this life purpose.
The man may be dead, but his legacy will live with us for some time. The Unauthorized Biography of David Rockefeller is no slouch in its ugly portrait of that legacy. It portrays Rockefeller as the ultimate wolf in sheep’s clothing, and laments the reality she believes he helped create — a reality of unchecked greed at the expense of suffering people around the world.
Directed by: James Corbett
