1929: The Great Crash

1929: The Great Crash

2009 en 59 minutes

Rating: 7.2

Plot

A documentary exploring the causes of the 1929 Wall Street Crash.Over six terrifying, desperate days in October 1929, shares crashed by a third on the New York Stock Exchange. More than $25 billion in individual wealth was lost. Later, three thousand banks failed, taking people's savings with them. Surviving eyewitnesses describe the biggest financial catastrophe in history.

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Cast

Bill Paterson

Bill Paterson

Narrator

Karen Blumenthal

Karen Blumenthal

self

William Bologna

William Bologna

self

Ron Chernow

Ron Chernow

self

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