The Flaw

"What happens when the rich get richer?"

2011 1h 18m EN

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6.7

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★6.7TMDB · 13

Documentary

Synopsis

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The story of the credit bubble that caused the financial crash. Through interviews with some of the world's leading economists, including housing expert Robert Shiller, Nobel laureate Joseph Stiglitz, and economic historian Louis Hyman, as well as Wall Street insiders and victims of the crash including Ed Andrews - a former economics correspondent for The New York Times who found himself facing foreclosure - and Andrew Luan, once a bond trader at Deutsche Bank now running his own Wall Street tour guide business, the film presents an original and compelling account of the toxic combination of forces that nearly destroyed the world economy.

“What happens when the rich get richer?”

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Cast

Robert Shiller
Self - Professor of Economics, Yale University
Robert Frank
Self - Professor of Economics, Cornell University
Joseph Stiglitz
Self - Professor of Economics, Columbia University
Dan Ariely
Self - Professor of Behavioural Economics, Duke University

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: David Sington
Languages: English
Countries: United Kingdom

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RUNTIME

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Tight 78-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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Released 15 years ago.

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RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by David Sington, shot by Clive North. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Philip Sheppard. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor David Fairhead shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Robert Shiller and Robert Frank and Joseph Stiglitz carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "What happens when the rich get richer?".

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The take

David Sington directs. Clive North behind the camera. Philip Sheppard scores. David Fairhead cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United Kingdom. Dialogue in English.

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1Tight 78-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2Released 15 years ago.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by David Sington, shot by Clive North. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Philip Sheppard. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor David Fairhead shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Robert Shiller and Robert Frank and Joseph Stiglitz carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "What happens when the rich get richer?".
9IMDB entry: tt1787810 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 13 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
11Classified under 12 themes, including "interview", "banking", "wall street", "global economy".