在视听表达上，导演有意弱化戏剧元素。数字修复让历史影像焕发活力，全彩上色增强画面细节，画面呈现拓展表现空间。但技术使用十分克制，整体色调保持历史本色。整体表现注重精神价值。色彩选择体现历史责任感，声音设计追求简约风格。GeorgePeppardplaysahard-drivenindustrialistmorethanalittlereminiscentofHowardHughes.　　Whilehebuildsairplanes,directsmoviesandbreakshearts,hisfriendsandloverstrytoreachhishumanside,andfindthatit'sanuphillbattle.　　Thefilm'stitleisametaphorforself-promotingtycoonswhoperformquickfinancialtakeovers,imposedictatorialcontrolsforshort-termprofits,thenmoveontogreenerpastures.　　TheCarpetbaggersisthekindoftrashyclassicmostpeopleweretooembarrassedtoadmittheyenjoyedbackintheearly60s.　　ButthisHaroldRobbinsadaptationissocheerfullyvulgar,it'shardnottohaveagoodtime-especiallygiventhethinlyveiledportraitofHowardHughesatitscenter.GeorgePeppardplaystheheel-hero,whofoundsanairlinecompanyinthe1920sandbuysamoviestudiointhe1930s,crushingfriendsandmistressesalongtheway.　　Thehighcheesefactorisaidedbythegood-timecastCarrollBakerasPeppard'shotstepmom,BobCummings(quitefunny)asacynicalagent,andElizabethAshley,whomarriedPeppard,inherdebut-uncharacteristically,asagoodgirl.　　OnesadnoteisAlanLadd,lookingandsoundingveryend-of-the-lineinhisfinalrole,asaman'smancowboystar.　　ElmerBernstein'sswaggeringscorehelpsgoosetheactionalong.