Inside the meltdown / produced by Michael Kirk, Jim Gilmore, Mike Wiser ; reported by Jim Gilmore ; written and directed by Michael Kirk ; for Frontline: executive producer, David Fanning ; FRONTLINE co-production with Kirk Documentary Group Ltd. ; WGBH Educational Foundation.

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"Frontline investigates the causes of the worst economic crisis in 70 years and how the government responded. [The film] chronicles the inside stories of the Bear Stearns deal, the Lehman Brothers' collapse, the propping up of insurance giant AIG and the $700 billion bailout. The film examines what...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Kirk Documentary Group
WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.)
PBS Home Video
Corporation for Public Broadcasting
Other Authors: Kirk, Michael
Gilmore, Jim
Wiser, Mike
Rhodes, Peter (Film editor)
Lyman, Will, 1948-
Language:English
Language and/or Writing System:
English ; closed-captioned.
Published: Boston, MA : Alexandria, VA : WGBH Educational Foundation ; Distributed by PBS Home Video, [2009], ©2009.
Edition:Widescreen.
Series:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Rovi K-12 education materials.
Subjects:
Bear, Stearns & Co.
Federal National Mortgage Association.
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation.
Lehman Brothers (1993-2008)
Financial crises > United States > 21st century.
Bank failures > United States > 21st century.
Mortgages > United States.
Bank investments > United States > 21st century.
Mortgage loans > United States.
Banks and banking > Government policy > United States.
Federal Reserve banks > History > 21st century.
Subprime mortgage loans > United States.
Housing > United States > Finance.
Global Financial Crisis, 2008-2009.
Banks and banking > United States.
Foreclosure > United States.
Stock exchanges > United States > History.
Securities industry > United States > 21st century.
United States > Economic conditions > 21st century.
Television news programs.
Documentary television programs.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Nonfiction television programs.
Television programs > United States.
History.
2000 - 2099
Bank failures.
Bank investments.
Banks and banking.
Banks and banking > Government policy.
Economic history.
Federal Reserve banks.
Financial crises.
Foreclosure.
Mortgage loans.
Mortgages.
Public housing > Finance.
Securities industry.
Stock exchanges.
Subprime mortgage loans.
United States.
Genre:
Television news programs.
Documentary television programs.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Nonfiction television programs.
Television programs
History.
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Physical Description:1 videodisc (approximately 57 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Format: Video DVD

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