Controlling Interest: The World of the Multinational Corporation (1978 Documentary)

An excellent documentary that examines the scale and underlying dynamics of multinational corporate expansion, and shows the deleterious social and economic effects of the multinationals' power in both the U.S. and the wider world. Includes interviews with several corporate executives and with workers in a small New England city faced with the threat of a runaway shop. Investigates the role of the multinationals in influencing U.S. government policy in underdeveloped nations.

This is followed by a discussion with a research scientist, John Valentine, with "Science for the People", who recounts his experiences and analyzes how private industry and universities collaborate in a preoccupation with profits at the expense of people.

Unfortunately this doc has mostly been forgotten to the ravages of time. This VHS copy was recorded from the 'Alternative Views' TV program, which broadcast it in 1980.

If you'd like to rent high definition copy of this film, California Newsreel will let you stream it sells it on vimeo for $3