Poster for the movie 1929: The Great Crash

1929: The Great Crash

2009 • 59 minutes
DramaDocumentary

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.

Picture of Bill Paterson

Bill Paterson

Narrator

Picture of Karen Blumenthal

Karen Blumenthal

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Picture of William Bologna

William Bologna

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Picture of Ron Chernow

Ron Chernow

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