How much is enough?

Bud Fox

Wall Street

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Topic

Accumulation of wealth Money

Speaker

Bud Fox

Actor

Charlie Sheen

Source

Wall Street

Medium

Film

Genre

Drama (film) Drama

Statement Type

Question

Language

English

Time

1987 1980s 20th century

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Citation

Wall Street. Directed by Oliver Stone, American Entertainment Partners/American Films, 1987.

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Classical antiquity
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