1929: The Great Crash

Name: 1929: The Great Crash
Genre: Drama, Documentary
Released: 2009-01-01
Duration: 59 min
Rating: 7.2
Cast: Bill Paterson, Karen Blumenthal, William Bologna, Ron Chernow

7.2 (4)2009-01-0159m

DramaDocumentary

Overview

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.