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  • Frontline Breaking the Bank (Season 27, Episode 11)
  • TV-PG
    TV Episode | 57 min | Documentary, News

Frontline

Breaking the Bank (Season 27, Episode 11)
TV-PG
TV Episode | 57 min | Documentary, News

An investigation of the 2008 banking crisis: what went wrong, who is to blame, and how long it will take to repair the damage.
Director
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Michael Kirk (written by)
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Updated Jun 16, 2009

Release date
Jun 16, 2009 (United States)
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35 cast members
Name Known for
Maria Bartiromo
Self - CNBC Self - CNBC   See fewer
Joe Biden
Self - Vice President (archive footage) Self - Vice President (archive footage)   See fewer
Judy Biggert
Self - Financial Services Committee (archive footage) Self - Financial Services Committee (archive footage)   See fewer
Michael E. Capuano
Self - Financial Services Committee (archive footage) Self - Financial Services Committee (archive footage)   See fewer
John Cassidy
Self - The New Yorker Self - The New Yorker   See fewer
Susanne Craig
Self - The Wall Street Journal Self - The Wall Street Journal   See fewer
Michele Davis
Self - Assistant Secretary, Treasury Self - Assistant Secretary, Treasury   See fewer
Chris Dodd
Self - Chairman, Banking Committee Self - Chairman, Banking Committee   See fewer
Charles Duhigg
Self - The New York Times Self - The New York Times   See fewer
Keith Ellison
Self - Financial Services Committee (archive footage) Self - Financial Services Committee (archive footage)   See fewer
Dan Fitzpatrick
Self - The Wall Street Journal Self - The Wall Street Journal   See fewer
Barney Frank
Self - Chairman, Financial Services Committee Self - Chairman, Financial Services Committee   See fewer
Charles Gasparino
Self - CNBC Self - CNBC   See fewer
Austan Goolsbee
Self - White House Economic Advisor Self - White House Economic Advisor   See fewer
Jeb Hensarling
Self - Financial Services Committee (as Rep. Jeb Hensarling) Self - Financial Services Committee (as Rep. Jeb Hensarling)   See fewer
Jon Hilsenrath
Self - The Wall Street Journal Self - The Wall Street Journal   See fewer
Simon Johnson
Self - Former Chief Economist, IMF Self - Former Chief Economist, IMF   See fewer
Paul Krugman
Self - Economist, Princeton University Self - Economist, Princeton University   See fewer
Mark Landler
Self - The New York Times Self - The New York Times   See fewer
Jeffrey Lane
Self - Lehman Brothers Self - Lehman Brothers   See fewer
Kenneth Lewis
Self - CEO, Bank of America Self - CEO, Bank of America   See fewer
Steve Liesman
Self - CNBC Self - CNBC   See fewer
Will Lyman
Narrator Narrator   See fewer
Hugh McColl Jr.
Self - Former CEO, Bank of America Self - Former CEO, Bank of America   See fewer
Mike McNally
Self - Narrator (voice) Self - Narrator (voice)   See fewer
Paul Miller
Self - Bank Analyst Self - Bank Analyst   See fewer
Paul Muolo
Self - Author Self - Author   See fewer
Joe Nocera
Self - The New York Times Self - The New York Times   See fewer
Barack Obama
Self - President (archive footage) Self - President (archive footage)   See fewer
Henry Paulson
Self - Treasury Secretary (archive footage) Self - Treasury Secretary (archive footage)   See fewer
Andrew Ross Sorkin
Self - The New York Times Self - The New York Times   See fewer
Louise Story
Self - The New York Times Self - The New York Times   See fewer
John Thain
Self - CEO, Merrill Lynch Self - CEO, Merrill Lynch   See fewer
Elizabeth Warren
Self - Chair, Congressional Oversight Panel Self - Chair, Congressional Oversight Panel   See fewer
Maxine Waters
Self - Financial Services Committee (archive footage) Self - Financial Services Committee (archive footage)   See fewer
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