Frontline The Warning (Season 27, Episode 13)
TV-PG
TV Episode | 55 min | Documentary, News

Frontline

The Warning (Season 27, Episode 13)

TV-PG

TV Episode | 55 min | Documentary, News

Frontline offers a detailed look at the roots of the 2008 economic crisis by investigating why government officials refused to regulate emerging derivatives markets that later ruined the financial system.

Director

Michael Kirk

Writer

Michael Kirk

Producers

Raney Aronson | Missy Frederick | Jim Gilmore | Michael Kirk & 2 more

Composer

John E. Low

Cinematographer

Ben McCoy

Editor

Chad Ervin

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Edit Released

Updated Oct 20, 2009

Release date

Oct 20, 2009 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

122 wins & 190 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
20 cast members

Name	Known for
Peter Berkrot Actor (voice) Actor (voice) See fewer	Caddyshack (1980)
Brooksley Born Self - CFTC Chair, 1996-1998 Self - CFTC Chair, 1996-1998 See fewer	Frontline (1983)
Nancy Duff Campbell Self - Washington Attorney Self - Washington Attorney See fewer	Frontline (1983)
Adam Davidson Self - Planet Money, NPR Self - Planet Money, NPR See fewer	The Big Short (2015)
Gary Gensler Self - Assistant Secretary, Treasury, 1997-1999 Self - Assistant Secretary, Treasury, 1997-1999 See fewer	Mornings with Maria Bartiromo (2014)
Michael Greenberger Self - CFTC Director, 1997-1999 Self - CFTC Director, 1997-1999 See fewer	Inside Job (2010)
Kelley Holland Self - BusinessWeek, 1992-1999 Self - BusinessWeek, 1992-1999 See fewer	Frontline (1983)
Henry Kaufman Self - Director, Lehman Brothers, 1995-2008 Self - Director, Lehman Brothers, 1995-2008 See fewer	Frontline (1983)
Will Le Bow Actor (voice) Actor (voice) See fewer	Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist (1995)
Jim Leach Self - Representative from Iowa, 1977-2007 Self - Representative from Iowa, 1977-2007 See fewer	Frontline (1983)
Arthur Levitt Self - SEC Chairman, 1993-2001 Self - SEC Chairman, 1993-2001 See fewer	Torte Bluma (2005)
Roger Lowenstein Self - Author, 'When Genius Failed' Self - Author, 'When Genius Failed' See fewer	Frontline (1983)
Will Lyman Narrator Narrator See fewer	Mystic River (2003)
Joe Nocera Self - The New York Times Self - The New York Times See fewer	The Shrink Next Door (2021)
Timothy L. O'Brien Self - The New York Times Self - The New York Times See fewer	PBS NewsHour (1975)
Manuel Roig-Franzia Self - The Washington Post Self - The Washington Post See fewer	Heval (2021)
Joseph Stiglitz Self - Senior Clinton Economic Advisor, 1993-1997 Self - Senior Clinton Economic Advisor, 1993-1997 See fewer	Capital in the Twenty-First Century (2019)
Ron Suskind Self - Author, 'The Price of Loyalty' Self - Author, 'The Price of Loyalty' See fewer	Don't Look Up (2021)
Daniel Waldman Self - CFTC General Counsel, 1996-1999 Self - CFTC General Counsel, 1996-1999 See fewer	Frontline (1983)
David Wessel Self - Author, 'In Fed We Trust' Self - Author, 'In Fed We Trust' See fewer	On the Money (2005)