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1929: The Great Crash

1929: The Great Crash

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Status

Released

Release Date

Jan 1, 2009

Genres

Drama, Documentary

User Score

67%

Original Title

1929: The Great Crash

Production Companies

BBC

Description

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.