Bibliograph

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

Type

Label

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

Language

eng

Characteristic

videorecording

Intended audience

Not rated

Main title

Inside the meltdown

Medium

DVD

Oclc number

317072145

Responsibility statement

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

Runtime

Summary

"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 Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke didn't see, couldn't stop and haven't been able to fix"--Container

Table Of Contents

Introduction -- First tremors -- Deal to save Bear Stearns -- Next crisis: Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac -- Let Lehman fail -- As markets start crashing -- Contagion goes global -- Credits

Technique

live action

Classification