Too Big to Fail

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Too Big to Fail (23-May-2011)

Director: Curtis Hanson

Writer: Peter Gould

Based on a book by: Andrew Ross Sorkin

Music Composed by: Marcelo Zarvos

Producer: Ezra Swerdlow

Keywords: Drama, Business

HBO documentary dramatizes the 2007-08 financial meltdown's darkest hours.

ABSTRACT
Adapted from Andrew Ross Sorkin's non-fiction literary offering of the same name, Too Big to Fail is an HBO documentary-style dramatization of the events precipitating and concerning the global financial crisis of 2007-08, placing a special emphasis on then-Treasury Secretary Henry M. Paulson's attempts to restore confidence in credit markets and the banking system.

Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

Ed Asner Actor 15-Nov-1929 Lou Grant

Kathy Baker Actor 8-Jun-1950 Dr. Jill Brock on Picket Fences

Maria Bartiromo Journalist 11-Sep-1967 CNBC financial correspondent

Erin Burnett TV Personality 3-May-1976 Squawk on the Street

Amy Carlson Actor 7-Jul-1968 Alex Taylor on Third Watch

Billy Crudup Actor 8-Jul-1968 Almost Famous and Stage Beauty

David Faber Journalist 10-Mar-1964 CNBC financial reporter

Paul Giamatti Actor 6-Jun-1967 John Adams

Topher Grace Actor 12-Jul-1978 Eric Forman in That 70's Show

Evan Handler Actor 10-Jan-1961 Taps, Ransom

John Heard Actor 7-Mar-1945 21-Jul-2017 The Pelican Brief

Dan Hedaya Actor 24-Jul-1940 Bestubbled character actor, Blood Simple

Peter Hermann Actor 15-Aug-1967 Married to Mariska Hargitay

William Hurt Actor 20-Mar-1950 Altered States, Broadcast News

Matthew Modine Actor 22-Mar-1959 Joker in Full Metal Jacket

Cynthia Nixon Actor 9-Apr-1966 Miranda Hobbes on Sex and the City

Michael O'Keefe Actor 24-Apr-1955 Caddyshack

Bill Pullman Actor 17-Dec-1953 Independence Day

Tony Shalhoub Actor 9-Oct-1953 Monk

Andrew Ross Sorkin Journalist 19-Feb-1977 The New York Times

James Woods Actor 18-Apr-1947 Casino, Any Given Sunday

CAST

William Hurt ... Henry M. Paulson
Ed Asner ... Warren Buffett
Billy Crudup ... Timothy F. Geithner
Paul Giamatti ... Ben Bernanke
Topher Grace ... Jim Wilkinson
Matthew Modine ... John Thain
Cynthia Nixon ... Michele Davis
Michael O'Keefe ... Chris Flowers
Bill Pullman ... James Dimon
Tony Shalhoub ... John Mack
James Woods ... Richard S. Fuld, Jr.
Ayad Akhtar ... Neel Kashkari
Kathy Baker ... Wendy Paulson
Amy Carlson ... Erin Callan
Evan Handler ... Lloyd C. Blankfein
John Heard ... Joe Gregory
Dan Hedaya ... Barney Frank
Peter Hermann ... Christopher Cox
Chance Kelly ... Bart McDade
Tom Mason ... Robert Willumstad
Ajay Mehta ... Vikram Pandit
Laila Robins ... Christine Lagarde
Victor Slezak ... Greg Curl
Joey Slotnick ... Dan Jester
Erin Dilly ... Christal West
Beau Baxter ... Skip McGee
Ben Livingston ... Investment Banker
Erin Burnett ... Herself
Chil Kong ... Min Euoo Sung
Daniel K. Isaac ... Translator
James Saito ... Chinese Official
Maria Bartiromo ... Herself
Robert Hogan ... Rodgin Cohen
Chandra Thomas ... Assistant
David Faber ... Himself
Laurence Lau ... Greg Fleming
Josh Casaubon ... Mid-Level Goldman Banker
Gregory Jones ... Hector Sants
George Taylor ... Sir Callum McCarthy
Kathleen Coslett ... Board Secretary
Danny Darrow ... Mr. Akers
Rob Evans ... Sir Christopher
Rutanya Alda ... Adm. Evans
Peter Benson ... SEC Lawyer
Andrew Ross Sorkin ... Reporter
Fiona Choi ... Second Reporter
Tom Tammi ... Jeffrey R. Immelt
Steve Liesman ... Himself
Steve Tom ... Chris Dodd
Jonathan Freeman ... Richard Shelby
Linda Glick ... Nancy Pelosi
Bud Jones ... Harry Reid
Jennifer Van Dyck ... Ruth Porat
Les J. N. Mau ... Gao Xiqing
Jill Dalton ... Mack's Assistant
Beatrice Miller ... Buffett's Great Grandkid
Gia McKnight ... Buffett's Great Grandkid
Patricia Randell ... Sheila C. Bair
Casey Biggs ... Richard Kovacevich
Robert Vincent Smith ... Ken Lewis
Joe Kernen ... Himself

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