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Poster Frontline - Season 3 Episode 21 : Breaking the Bank 2025

Frontline - Season 3 Episode 21 : Breaking the Bank

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In 1984, there were more bank failures in the US than at any time since the Great Depression. Correspondent Judy Woodruff investigates one of the largest banks that failed, Penn Square in Oklahoma City, and another which nearly failed, Continental Illinois in Chicago, to examine the implications on the nation's banking system.

  • First Air Date: 1983-01-17
  • Runtime: 00:55:14 minutes
  • Genre: Documentary, News
  • Stars: Will Lyman
  • Network: PBS

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