The Mogul: Leo Kirch

In the 1950s, an unknown Leo Kirch acquired the rights for the Italian movie "La Strada" - with money borrowed from the family of his wife.

It was the first in a long series of risky gambles. And it was the deal that put him on the road to success: Fellini's film soon became a European classic, and the son of a small-time winemaker went ahead to become one of Germany´s most powerful, but least public, entrepreneurs.

Kirch's massive stock of movies smoothed his path into television. Soon, he controlled one of Germany's two biggest TV empires, and held shares in several major European TV broadcasters.

At its heyday, his closely-knit network of media companies was estimated at five billion dollars. Leo Kirch´s name ranked among the most powerful men in the media business: Rupert Murdoch, Ted Turner, Johann Rupert.

With exclusive footage of one of the most secretive men in media history, this documentary tells the story of an incredible life.

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