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Maddie Sykes is a burgeoning seamstress who just arrived in Bright Leaf, North Carolina the tobacco capital of the South where her aunt has a thriving sewing business. After years of war rations and shortages, Bright Leaf is a prosperous wonderland in full technicolor bloom, and Maddie is dazzled by the bustle of the crisply uniformed female factory workers, the palatial homes, and, most of all, her aunt's glossiest clientele: the wives of the powerful...
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Charlie Wilson is snubbed by neighbors because of her family's poverty, and her closest friend is her dog Fuzz. She tries to befreind another girl her age, but is rejected by the girl's wealthy, prejudiced mother. Alonzo, a gruff old farmer, befriends her, and when faced with a life-or-death test of their love for Alonzo, Charley and Fuzz must perform a miraculous rescue.
4) The cigarette century: the rise, fall, and deadly persistence of the product that defined America
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[2007]
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"The invention of mass marketing led to cigarettes being emblazoned in advertising and film, deeply tied to modern notions of glamour and sex appeal. It is hard to find a photo of Humphrey Bogart or Lauren Bacall without a cigarette. No product has been so heavily promoted or has become so deeply entrenched in American consciousness.And no product has received such sustained scientific scrutiny. The development of new medical knowledge demonstrating...
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A spoof on the movement to ban smoking. Nick Naylor, a spokesman for the tobacco industry, considers it a privilege to defend the rights of smokers from the neo-puritans, but no one admires him for his idealism. When he is kidnaped by anti-smoking zealots he becomes an instant celebrity and everyone loves him.
6) Smoke screen
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Trevor Barnett works for Big Tobacco. He is tied to his family's company, Terra, by a juicy trust fund, and he is completely indifferent to the moral issues of the industry. When he speaks candidly about the strength of a class action suit against Terra, he expects to get fired. Instead, he's made the policy guru. As Trevor spearheads a brilliant plan to protect Big Tobacco, however, he begins to realize that he may also become its scapegoat.
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[2021]
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"Big Tobacco meets Silicon Valley in this corporate exposé of what happened when two of the most notorious industries collided-and the vaping epidemic was born. Howard Willard lusted after Juul. As the CEO of tobacco giant Philip Morris's parent company, and a veteran of the industry's long fight to avoid being regulated out of existence, he grew obsessed with a prize he believed could save his company-the e-cigarette, a product with all the addictive...
14) The insider
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[1999]
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When former executive Jeffrey Wigand is fired by his employer, one of the largest tobacco companies in America, Wigand agrees to become a paid consultant for a story by veteran 60 minutes producer Lowell Bergman, regarding alleged unethical practices within the tobacco industry. But what begins as a temporary alliance leads to a lengthy battle for both men to save their reputations and more.
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c2006
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Nick Naylor is a sexy, smart and charismatic spin-doctor for Big Tobacco who will fight to protect American's right to smoke. At the same time he is trying to maintain the idea of a perfect role model for his 12-year-old son. When Nick incurs the wrath of a senator bent on snuffing out cigarettes, Nick's powers of "filtering the truth" will be put to the test.
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[2006]
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Nick Naylor is a sexy, smart and charismatic spin-doctor for Big Tobacco who will fight to protect American's right to smoke. At the same time he is trying to maintain the idea of a perfect role model for his 12-year-old son. When Nick incurs the wrath of a senator bent on snuffing out cigarettes, Nick's powers of "filtering the truth" will be put to the test.