EXHIBIT 1


                             JOINT FILING AGREEMENT

                  In accordance with Rule 13d-1(k) under the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended, each of the persons named below agree to the joint
filing of a statement on Schedule 13D, including amendments thereto, with
respect to the common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of Vector Group Ltd.,
and further agree that this Joint Filing Agreement be included as an exhibit to
such filings, provided that, as contemplated by Section 13d-1(k)(1)(ii), no
person shall be responsible for the completeness or accuracy of the information
concerning the other persons making the filing, unless such person knows or has
reason to believe that such information is inaccurate.

                  This Joint Filing Agreement may be executed in any number of
counterparts, all of which collectively shall constitute one and the same
instrument.


Dated: May 16, 2001


HIGH RIVER LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

By:      BARBERRY CORP.

Its:     General Partner

By:      /s/ Edward E. Mattner
         Edward E. Mattner
Its:     Authorized Signatory

BARBERRY CORP.

By:      /s/ Edward E. Mattner
         Edward E. Mattner
Its:     Authorized Signatory


/s/Carl C. Icahn
CARL C. ICAHN


/s/ Gail Golden
GAIL GOLDEN