主演:MarkGetty
导演:MarkGetty
简介:Therearefewfamiliesinhistorywhohaveaccumulatedmorewealth,collectedmoreartandgivenawaymoremoneythantheGettys.
Withuniqueaccesstothefamily’sinnerworld,thisprogrammeunearthsthelastingculturalimpactofthreegenerations.
ThelatepatriarchJ.PaulGetty,founderoftheGettyOilCompanyandartcollector,madethefamilyincrediblywealthyandwasoncedescribedastherichestlivingmaninAmerica.Onhisdeath,heleftthelargestendowmentinhistorytoanartmuseum,andthebilliondollargiftshooktheinternationalartmarkettoitsfoundation.ThisendowmentalsogavebirthtotheGettyCentreinLosAngeleswhichisnowthewealthiestinstitutionofitskindintheworld.
GrandsonMarkGetty,whohimselfbecamethefounderofthemulti-billionpoundmediaempireGettyImages,tellsthestoryofhisfamilyandtheirculturallegacy.WithinputfromotherGettyfamilymembers,theprogrammefollowsthreegenerationsofthisart-hungrydynastyandhearsstoriesofpersonalmilestones,artscandals,philanthropyandthekidnappingofgrandsonPaulGettyIIIin1973..