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1929: The Great Crash
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1929: The Great Crash

2009-01-01 · 59 min · ★ 7.2

Drama · Documentary

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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BBC
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United Kingdom
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Bill PatersonBill PatersonNarrator
Karen Blumenthalself
William Bolognaself
Ron ChernowRon Chernowself

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