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The Light Bulb Conspiracy

The Light Bulb Conspiracy

2010 1h 15m · Documentary · ★ 7.6

The Light Bulb Conspiracy

The untold story of Planned Obsolescence

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.

Director Cosima Dannoritzer

Writer Cosima Dannoritzer

Top Billed Cast

Molly Malcolm

Narrator

Mike Anane

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Michael Braungart

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Steve Bunn

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Nicols Fox

Herself

Casey Neistat

Casey Neistat

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THE LIGHT BULB CONSPIRACY (trailer)

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