CinemaOSMovie · 2010 · 1h 15m

The Light Bulb Conspiracy

The untold story of Planned Obsolescence

76%(89)IMDbDocumentary

Once upon a time... consumer goods were built to last. Then, in the 1920’s, a group of businessmen realized that the longer their product lasted, the less money they made, thus Planned Obsolescence was born, and manufacturers have been engineering products to fail ever since. Combining investigative research and rare archive footage with analysis by those working on ways to save both the economy and the environment, this documentary charts the creation of ‘engineering to fail’, its rise to prominence and its recent fall from grace.

Directed byCosima Dannoritzer

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 15m
Language
FR
Released
November 30, 2010
Studios
ARTE France CinémaTV3TVE

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THE LIGHT BULB CONSPIRACY (trailer)

THE LIGHT BULB CONSPIRACY (trailer)

Featuring

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6 credited
Starring
Molly Malcolm

Molly Malcolm

Narrator

Mike Anane

Himself

Michael Braungart

Himself

Steve Bunn

Himself

Nicols Fox

Herself

Casey Neistat

Casey Neistat

Himself

Creative team
Directed by
Cosima Dannoritzer
Written by
Cosima Dannoritzer

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