The warning [videorecording] / a Frontline co-production with Kirk Documentary Group, Ltd. ; a production of WGBH-TV Boston ; for Frontline: executive producer, David Fanning ; produced by Michael Kirk, Jim Gilmore, Mike Wiser ; written and directed by Michael Kirk.
Imprint
Boston, Mass. : WGBH Educational Foundation ; Arlington, Va. : Distributed by PBS Distribution, c2009.
1 videodisc (56 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
System Details
DVD ; NTSC, Region 1, widescreen; stereo.
Language
English ; closed-captioned.
Performer
Reporter, Jim Gilmore ; narrator, Will Lyman.
Credits
Story editor, Mike Wise ; editor, Chad Ervin ; director of photography, Ben McCoy ; music, John E. Low.
Summary
Examines the derivative securities market during the 1990s and explores early warnings of the financial crisis of 2008. Uncovers an intense battle between high-ranking members of the Clinton administration versus Brooksley Born who tried to sound the alarm about the need to regulate the emerging, highly complex, and lucrative derivatives markets. Examines Alan Greenspan's economic policies.
Note
Originally broadcast as an episode of the PBS series Frontline on Oct. 20, 2009.
