Frontline S3 E21 - Breaking the Bank

Frontline

Frontline S3 E21 - Breaking the Bank
Mar 10, 2026 55 min Documentary Movies
6.9

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.

Creator David Fanning
Actor Will Lyman
Country United States of America
Production GBH