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American Casino (2009) is a documentary film about the American subprime mortgage crisis. It is directed and produced by Leslie Cockburn with Andrew Cockburn as co-producer. The film features Phil Gramm, Henry Paulson, Ben Bernanke, Henry Waxman, Baltimore mayor Sheila Dixon, and financial writer Mark Pittman.
"We all played in Wall Street's Casino, whether we liked it or not. Some people got to make the rules. Others were turned into chips. In the end, (almost) everybody lost, and we are left to pay a $12 trillion dollar tab. Baring the truth behind the numbers on Wall Street trading screens, joining real people fighting for their homes, this is the story of the greatest financial meltdown in history - what happened and why." -from the DVD container. Runs 89 minutes.
Parks Library Media Center
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