The Crash of 1929

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.

Country:

United States of America

Genre:

Documentary,

History

Duration:

55 minutes

Year:

1990

Director:

Ellen Giffard

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Company:

Middlemarch Films

Cast:

Narrator

Self

Self (archive footage)

Self (archive footage)

Self (archive footage)

Crew:

Writer

Director

Director