The Great Depression (1998)
The Great Depression (1998)
Plot.
Delves into the Stock Market Crash of 1929 and how it affected people, how the American public worked together to get through the massive hardships, and how the economy recovered with World War II. Examine the changes that swept the shaken nation during the first year - from the landslide victory of FDR in 1932 to Dust Bowl farmers. Americans sought release from the hard times wherever they could find it - from marathon dancing to going to the movies. As the Depression lingered and the New Deal failed to live up to people's expectations, some Americans fought back against the system. After years of crisis, WWII approached and did what all the protests and recovery programs failed to do - end the Depression. Includes photos, rare interviews, and footage of the culture, media, and politics of the times.
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Cast & Crew.

Mario Cuomo
Self - Host

Howard Zinn
Self (author)

Erik Barnouw
Self (author)

Orson Welles
Self (discusses War Of The Worlds broadcast)

Franklin D. Roosevelt
Self (opens World's Fair on 1939 TV broadcast)

Eleanor Roosevelt
Self

Francisco Franco
Self (views parade from balcony)

Calvin Coolidge
Self (in car with Hoover)
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Miniseries