Too Big to Fail (2011) 7.4
Chronicles the financial meltdown of 2008 and centers on Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson. Director:Curtis Hanson |
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Too Big to Fail (2011) 7.4
Chronicles the financial meltdown of 2008 and centers on Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson. Director:Curtis Hanson |
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Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
James Woods | ... | ||
John Heard | ... |
Joe Gregory
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William Hurt | ... | ||
Erin Dilly | ... |
Christal West
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Amy Carlson | ... |
Erin Callan
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Topher Grace | ... | ||
Ayad Akhtar | ... |
Neel Kashkari
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Cynthia Nixon | ... |
Michele Davis
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Kathy Baker | ... | ||
Edward Asner | ... | ||
Paul Giamatti | ... | ||
Beau Baxter | ... |
Skip McGee
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Ben Livingston | ... |
Investment Banker
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Erin Burnett | ... |
Herself
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Chance Kelly | ... |
A close look behind the scenes, between late March and mid-October, 2008: we follow Richard Fuld's benighted attempt to save Lehman Brothers; conversations among Hank Paulson (the Secretary of the Treasury), Ben Bernanke (chair of the Federal Reserve), and Tim Geithner (president of the New York Fed) as they seek a private solution for Lehman's; and, back-channel negotiations among Paulson, Warren Buffet, investment bankers, a British regulator, and members of Congress as almost all work to save the U.S. economy. By the end, with the no-strings bailout arranged, modest confidence restored on Wall Street, and a meltdown averted, Paulson wonders if banks will lend. Written by <jhailey@hotmail.com>
HBO and Peter Gould did a disservice to the American people by stuffing their nose up the ass of Wall Street and the Federal Reserve bank by not even coming close to laying blame where it belongs. The film is almost comical in its representation of Paulsen, Bernanke and Geithner. All three of these clowns are characterized as heroic as they struggle to save the American economy from collapsing. The film is mostly fiction and is clearly an attempt to hide the truth from the American people. I would recommend watching a more truthful depiction of what actually happened, as for example "Inside Job" which is actually a documentary and not a fictional representation. This is all in all, nothing but propaganda.