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The Great Depression (1993– )
TV Series | Documentary, History

The Great Depression (1993– )

TV Series | Documentary, History

A 7-hour chronicle of the era in America. It uses newsreels, archival photos and footage, Hollywood films and eyewitness accounts to tell the story of the Great Depression from the end of the 1920s to World War II Narrated by Joe Morton.

Seasons

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Directors

Dante James | Susan Bellows | Jon Else | Lyn Goldfarb | Stephen Stept

Writers

Susan Bellows | Jon Else | Steve Fayer (series writer) | Lyn Goldfarb & 3 more

Producers

Stephen Stept | Dante James | Susan Bellows | Jon Else | Lyn Goldfarb

Composer

Brian Keane

Cinematographers

Michael Chin | Jon Else | Robert Shepard | Rick Malkames & 2 more

Editors

Jon Neuburger | Lillian Benson | Eric Handley | Marian Sears Hunter | Howard Sharp

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Edit Released

Updated Jan 1, 1993

Release date (First episode)

Jan 1, 1993 (United States)

Awards

1 nomination

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Cast	+ Add Cast
31 cast members

Name	Episodes	Known for
Joe Morton Self - Narrator Self - Narrator See fewer	7	Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
Gore Vidal Self Self See fewer	2	Gattaca (1997)
Ossie Davis Self Self See fewer	1	Do the Right Thing (1989)
Maya Angelou Self Self See fewer	1	Poetic Justice (1993)
John Hope Franklin Self Self See fewer	1	Separate But Equal (1991)
Helen Wik Self - Daughter of Nebraska Farmer Self - Daughter of Nebraska Farmer See fewer	1	The Great Depression (1993)
Ruth Gruber Self Self See fewer	1	Carry On (2008)
Curtis Roosevelt Self Self See fewer	1	Eleanor, First Lady of the World (1982)
Anna Kruchen Self - Member, Detroit Unemployed Council Self - Member, Detroit Unemployed Council See fewer	1	The Great Depression (1993)
Leo Seitzer Self - Reporter Self - Reporter See fewer	1	Seeing Red (1983)
Victor Reuther Self Self See fewer	1	On Company Business (1980)
Virginia Strull Self - Detroit Resident Self - Detroit Resident See fewer	1	The Great Depression (1993)
Horace Sheffield Self - Son of Ford Employee Self - Son of Ford Employee See fewer	1	The Great Depression (1993)
Beulah Pinckney Self Self See fewer	1	The Great Depression (1993)
Francis Immoberstag Self - Neice of Henry & Clara Ford Self - Neice of Henry & Clara Ford See fewer	1	The Great Depression (1993)
Doug Fraser Self =- Son of Ford Employee Self =- Son of Ford Employee See fewer	1	The Great Depression (1993)
Parren Mitchell Self Self See fewer	1	The Great Depression (1993)
Martin Hayden Self - Reporter, 'Detroit News' Self - Reporter, 'Detroit News' See fewer	1	The Great Depression (1993)
Gwendolyn Edwards Herswelf - Ford Employee Herswelf - Ford Employee See fewer	1	The Great Depression (1993)
Stella Brown Self - Member, Detroit Unemployed Council Self - Member, Detroit Unemployed Council See fewer	1	The Great Depression (1993)
Sidney Haymen Self Self See fewer	1	The Great Depression (1993)
Paul Boatin Self - Ford Employee Self - Ford Employee See fewer	1	American Justice: Target - Mafia (1993)
Heywood Wik Self - Farmer Self - Farmer See fewer	1	The Great Depression (1993)
Martin Gluckman Self Self See fewer	1	The Great Depression (1993)
Sally Booth Self - Detroit Resident Self - Detroit Resident See fewer	1	The Great Depression (1993)
Roberto Munoz Self - Son of Ford Employee Self - Son of Ford Employee See fewer	1	The Great Depression (1993)
Jeri Gowara Self - Detroit Resident Self - Detroit Resident See fewer	1	The Great Depression (1993)
David Moore Self - Former Ford Employee Self - Former Ford Employee See fewer	1	The Great Depression (1993)
Ford Bryan Self - Ford Engineer Self - Ford Engineer See fewer	1	The Great Depression (1993)
Upton Sinclair Self California Gubenatorial Candidate (archive footage) Self California Gubenatorial Candidate (archive footage) See fewer		There Will Be Blood (2007)
Ira Green Self - Oklahoma Banker Self - Oklahoma Banker See fewer		The Great Depression (1993)