FRONTLINE investigates the causes of the worst economic crisis in 70 years and how the government responded. The film chronicles the inside stories of the Bear Stearns deal, Lehman Brothers collapse, the propping up of insurance giant AIG and the $700 billion bailout. It also examines what Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke didn't see, couldn't stop and haven't been able to fix.
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"Writer/director Michael Kirk crisply packages the dramatic events of the current economic crisis with a verbal timeline -- from the Bear Stearns deal to Lehman Bros.' downfall to the $700 billion bailout package -- made up of quotes from lawmakers, journalists and corporate insiders." - USA TODAY
"...provides the clearest explanation I've seen of how last year's catastrophic collapse of our economy occurred." - Samuel G. Allis, THE BOSTON GLOBE
"Inside the Meltdown, does a fascinating, suspenseful job explaining the scary economic past, the complicated present and the uncertain future." - Alan Pergament, THE BUFFALO NEWS
"Inside the Meltdown offers a fascinating blow-by-blow of last year's crisis and the emergency gambits performed along the way." - Heather Havrilesky, SALON.COM
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