The Day the Bubble Burst (1982)

A fictionalized account of how the 1929 stock market crash hurt the elite and the struggling, and the forces that may have caused the crash to occur.

Director:

Joseph Hardy

Writers:

Stanley R. Greenberg (as Stanley Greenberg), Gordon Thomas (book)

Stars:

Blanche Baker, Franklin Cover, Richard Crenna

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Blanche Baker	...	Jolan Slezsak
Franklin Cover	...	Herbert Hoover
Richard Crenna	...	Jesse Livermore
Dana Elcar	...	Mr. Block
Robert Hays	...	Gregory Winslow
Audra Lindley	...	Evangeline Adams
Bill Macy	...	Mr. Goldberger
Rue McClanahan	...	Barbara Arvey
Caroline McWilliams	...	Dorothy Livermore
Donna Pescow	...	Gloria Block
Laurette Spang	...	Frances Pierce
David Ogden Stiers	...	William Crapo Durant
Robert Vaughn	...	Richard Whitney
David Clennon
Nicolas Coster

Storyline

A fictionalized account of how the 1929 stock market crash hurt the elite and the struggling, and the forces that may have caused the crash to occur.

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Plot Keywords:

stock market crash | manhattan new york city | wall street manhattan new york city | herbert hoover | embezzlement | 

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Genres:

Drama | History

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

7 February 1982 (USA)

Also Known As:

Den stora börskraschen

Company Credits

Production Co:

20th Century Fox Television, Tamara Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

180 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Photophone Sound Recording)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

User Reviews

A narrow america

While the movie is well done and well researched, it is too lily-White and wasp. It seems that those were the only person concerned by the crash; while for people of color and White ethnics, it meant, more often then not hunger, homelessness and life disruption