1929: The Great Crash

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

January 1, 2009

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English

Countries

United Kingdom

Production

BBC

Cast

William Bologna,Bill Paterson,Ron Chernow,Karen Blumenthal

Producer

Denys Blakeway,Joanna Bartholomew

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt1363081