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.

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Cast

Bill Paterson

Narrator

Karen Blumenthal

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William Bologna

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Ron Chernow

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