Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Bill Paterson
Narrator
LeadKB
Karen Blumenthal
self
WB
William Bologna
self
Ron Chernow
self
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. the director's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. 1929: The Great Crash is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
