The Billion Dollar Bubble
Actuaries. Ethics. And One Billion Dollars.
Genres
Overview
The Billion Dollar Bubble is a 1976 film made for the BBC series Horizon and directed by Brian Gibson about the story of the two billion dollar insurance embezzlement scheme involving Equity Funding Corporation of America. The movie stars James Woods in the role of the actuary.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
63 min
Release Date
1978-06-08
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
1
Vote Average
7
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Fred Levin
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Christopher Guest
Al Green
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Thomasine Heiner
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Bill Reimbold
Jim Smith
Toria Fuller
Linda
Hal Galili
Policeman
Seretta Wilson
Kathy
Peter Banks
1st Electrician
Don Fellows
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