When playboy Jonas inherits his father's industrial empire, he expands it by acquiring an aircraft factory and movie studio. His rise to power is ruthless. He marries and then quickly abandons sweet, bubbly Monica, turns his young, attractive stepmother Rina into a self-destructive actress and manages to disappoint even his closest friend, cowboy movie star Nevada. Is Jonas beyond redemption?
Unfortunately the movie The Carpetbaggers is not yet available on HBO Max.
| Directing | Edward Dmytryk | Director |
| Writing | Harold Robbins | Novel |
| Production | Joseph E. Levine | Producer |
| Camera | Joseph MacDonald | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Frank Bracht | Editor |
| Art | Hal Pereira | Art Direction |
| Art | Walter H. Tyler | Art Direction |
| Writing | John Michael Hayes | Screenplay |
| Camera | Art Say | Still Photographer |
| Sound | John R. Carter | Sound Recordist |
| Camera | Norbert Haring | Grip |
| Art | Robert McCrellis | Props |
| Sound | Jim Miller | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Charles Grenzbach | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Bud Parman | Boom Operator |
| Sound | Bill Wistrom | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Elmer Bernstein | Original Music Composer |
| Art | Sam Comer | Set Decoration |
| Art | Arthur Krams | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Nellie Manley | Hair Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Wally Westmore | Makeup Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Gary Morris | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sherry Wilson | Hairstylist |
| Crew | Glenn R. Wilder | Stunt Double |
| Directing | Michael D. Moore | Assistant Director |
| Crew | George Barrows | Stunts |
| Crew | Paul Baxley | Stunt Double |
