1929: The Great Crash

January. 01,2009

Rating：

7.3

Genre：

Drama Documentary

Keywords：

Economics Financial Crisis Wall Street

Trailer Synopsis Cast

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.

Bill Paterson as Narrator

Ron Chernow as self

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