Storyline
Based on eight years of continued prosperity, presidents and economists alike confidently predicted that America would soon enter a time when there would be no more poverty, no more depressions -- a "New Era" when everyone could be rich. But when reality finally struck, the consequences of such unbound optimism shocked the world.
Cast & Crew
Philip Bosco
Narrator
LeadRL
Reuben L. Cain
Self
WC
William C. Durant
Self (archive footage)
Thomas A. Edison
Self (archive footage)
Henry Ford
Self (archive footage)
Herbert Hoover
Self (archive footage)
John Kenneth Galbraith
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J. P. Morgan
Self (archive footage)
What People Are Saying
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“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Ellen Giffard's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
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“Every frame feels alive. The Crash of 1929 is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
