Too Big to Fail
Brief Synopsis
When the U.S. economy dangles on the precipice of disaster in 2008, Henry Paulson is tasked with holding it all together by gathering the heads of all of the top banks in the country to come up with a solution in this dramatization of a true story.
Cast & Crew
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Curtis Hanson
Director
Tony Shalhoub
Josh Casaubon
Victor Slezak
Dan Hedaya
John Heard
Film Details
Also Known As
HBO/Financial Meltdown Project
Genre
Adaptation
Drama
Historical
Release Date
2011
Location
New York, New York, USA; Washington, DC, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 38m
Synopsis
When the U.S. economy dangles on the precipice of disaster in 2008, Henry Paulson is tasked with holding it all together by gathering the heads of all of the top banks in the country to come up with a solution in this dramatization of a true story.
Director
Curtis Hanson
Director
Cast
Tony Shalhoub
Josh Casaubon
Victor Slezak
Dan Hedaya
John Heard
James Saito
Jill Dalton
Rutanya Alda
Andrew Ross Sorkin
Kathy Baker
Joey Slotnick
Chance Kelly
Robert Vincent Smith
Les J N Mau
Bud Jones
Erin Dilly
Ayad Akhtar
Rob Evans
Gia Mcknight
Jonathan Freeman
George Taylor
Steve Tom
Gregory Jones
Peter Benson
Ajay Mehta
Topher Grace
Cynthia Nixon
Patricia Randell
James Woods
Billy Crudup
Benjamin Livingston
Laurence Lau
Steve Liesman
Himself
Laila Robins
Tom Tammi
Peter Hermann
Amy Carlson
Chandra Thomas
Paul Giamatti
William Hurt
Linda Glick
Danny Darrow
Beatrice Miller
Matthew Modine
Bryan Walsh
Lead Man
Edward Asner
Evan Handler
Michael O'keefe
Beau Baxter
Fiona Choi
Chil Kong
Kathleen Coslett
Tom Mason
Casey Biggs
Robert Hogan
Maria Bartiromo
Herself
David Faber
Himself
Erin Burnett
Herself
Bill Pullman
Jennifer Van Dyck
Joe Kernen
Himself
Crew
Olga Abramson
Loader
John Alcantara
Lighting Technician
Joan Altman
Production Accountant
Liz Alvarez
Visual Effects Coordinator
Pete Anthony
Music Conductor
Susan Antonelli
Key Costumer
Michael Arisohn
Lighting Technician
Patrick Arnao
Construction Manager
Mark Bachile
Music
Richard Baratta
Unit Production Manager
Richard Baratta
Line Producer
Tony Barger
Visual Effects
Monica Barraza
Assistant Production Coordinator
Maria Bartiromo
Other
Richard Battista
Transportation Co-Captain
Dustin Baxley
Accounting Assistant
Bob Beemer
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Maureen Beitler
Medic
Heather Bennett
Scenic Artist
Dave Bergstrom
Sound Engineer
Sam Black
Archival Footage
Edward Blacknick
Driver
Julie A. Bloom
Assistant Director
Katya Blumenberg
Assistant Art Director
Christina M Boice
Visual Effects
Scott Bowers
Set Production Assistant
Jesse Bowman
Driver
Coburn Boyd
Assistant Property Master
Jon C. Breen
Rigging Grip
Thadd Brown
Caterer
Eddie Brunnhoelzl
Driver
Brian Buck
Cue Cards
Peter Bulavinetz
Grip
Patrick Burn
Location Manager
Erin Burnett
Other
Ben Byland
Set Production Assistant
Maurice Cabrera
Coordinator
Debora Cahn
Other
David M. Carr
Key Rigging Grip
Timothy Carroll
Driver
Johnny Caruso
Music Editor
David A. Cohen
Adr Editor
Charles Collier
Visual Effects
Sarah Connors
Post-Production Supervisor
Dennis Cook
Driver
Matt Craig
Rigging Gaffer
James Crispino
Location Assistant
Jonathan Crowe
Driver
Ralph Crowley
Best Boy Electric
Bill Curry
Transportation Captain
Richard D Curry
Driver
William J Curry
Driver
Deliana Daskalova
Location Assistant
Andrew J. Day
Gaffer
Jennifer Day
Production Assistant
Rick Derby
Editor
Michael Devereaux
Driver
Katherine Difulvio
Hair Stylist
Jesse Dodd
Adr Mixer
Mark Dolce
Driver
Rodrigo Dorsch
Visual Effects
Syd Dutton
Visual Effects
Leighton Edmondson
Rigging Gaffer
Robert Elhai
Music
Ronald Eng
Adr Editor
Ronald Eng
Sound Design
David Faber
Other
Mackenzie Fallon
Assistant
Jason Farrar
Location Manager
Joe Feathersone
Driver
Dierdre Feldmann
Assistant Property Master
Carol Fenelon
Co-Executive Producer
Jason Fesel
Assistant Director
Gina Fiore
Visual Effects Producer
Jim Fitzpatrick
Lighting Technician
Carol Flaisher
Production Supervisor
Kevin W. Flynn
Key Rigging Grip
Alexa L. Fogel
Casting
Chris Fogel
Score Recording
Chris Fogel
Music Scoring Mixer
Amanda Foley
Location Scout
Michael M Foster
On-Set Dresser
Mihal Freinquel
Background Casting
Laura Geucherian
Production Supervisor
Greg Gilman
Assistant Director
Don Glenn
Dolly Grip
Jim Gorman
Visual Effects
Peter Gould
Coproducer
Peter Gould
Writer
Peter Gould
Other
Chris Gridley
Assistant Sound Editor
Ryan Growney
Assistant
Charles Grubbs
Rigging Gaffer
Larry Gruber
Assistant Art Director
Peter G Hackman
Scenic Artist
Emily Haddad
Video Playback
Christopher Hall
Office Production Assistant
Michael Hall
Office Production Assistant
Curtis Hanson
Executive Producer
George Harrington
Generator Operator
Barbara Harris
Voice Casting
Chris Hayes
Camera Operator
Craig Hayes
Assistant Editor
Jack Heeren
Foley Mixer
Andrea Hernandez
Visual Effects
Gary Hilderbrand
Electrician
William Joseph Hill
Payroll Accountant
Ivo Horvat
Visual Effects
Jared Houston
Production Assistant
Michael Hunold
Lighting Technician
Matthew Jacobs
Grip
Lisa Jaime
Music Editor
Katy Jarzebowski
Set Production Assistant
Charles Jeffreys
Construction Manager
Chris Jenkins
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Bobby Johanson
Adr Mixer
Malaika Johnson
Location Assistant
Bruce Jordan
Construction
Stacey Kalish
Research Assistant
Michael Kall
Carpenter
Joe Kernen
Other
Cheryl Kilbourne-kimpton
Wardrobe Stylist
Chris Kilduff
Best Boy Grip
Christine Kim
Assistant Editor
Michael Kirchberger
Adr Editor
Michael Kirchberger
Supervising Sound Editor
Jennifer Kirschman
Tailor
Evyen Klean
Music Supervisor
Sonny Kompanek
Music
Goro Koyama
Foley Artist
Michael Kriston
Hair Stylist
Christine Kromer
Casting
Kevin Larke
Driver
Nicki Ledermann
Makeup Artist
Anthony Lee
Driver
Veronique Lee
Production Secretary
Josh Leith
Assistant
Jeffrey Levine
Executive Producer
Charles Libin
Camera Operator
Steve Liesman
Other
Siobhan Lo
Visual Effects
Miguel Lopez-castillo
Art Director
Marie Loughran
Medic
Stephanie Lowry
Music Editor
Doug Ludwig
Visual Effects Supervisor
Travis Mackay
Adr Mixer
Andy Malcolm
Foley Artist
Brendon Malone
Dolly Grip
Vern Malone
Set Costumer
Dayna Mauer
Visual Effects
Tania Mccomas
Makeup
David Mcguire
Assistant Location Manager
Bethany Mclean
Consultant
Stefan Mentz
Assistant
Steve Meyer
Visual Effects Supervisor
Michael Montgomery
Construction
Christine Montgomery-sterbens
On-Set Dresser
Kramer Morgenthau
Camera
Sean Mount
Scenic Artist
Steve Muir
Foley Recordist
Dana Neuwirth
Props Assistant
Joseph Nocera
Consultant
Thomas J. O'connell
Adr Mixer
Kevin O'connor
Colorist
June Okada
Production Assistant
Andrew Orloff
Visual Effects Supervisor
Steven Paquette
Grip
Andrew Peck
Assistant Camera
Shawn Petersen
Post-Production Coordinator
Ben Philipp
Production Assistant
Steve Podrang
On-Set Dresser
Macall Polay
Still Photographer
Jessica Pollini
Set Production Assistant
Sarah Porter
Assistant Editor
Thomas Potoskie
Generator Operator
Thomas J. Prate
Key Grip
Heather Prendergast
Set Decorator
Caroline Quiroga
Assistant Costume Designer
Christopher Raymond
Assistant Camera
Johnny Renzulli
Visual Effects
Michael K Reynolds
Caterer
Deborah Ricketts
Archival Footage
Catherine M. Riley
Set Costumer
Jenna Dalla Riva
Foley Recordist
Lesley Robson-foster
Visual Effects Supervisor
David O. Rogers
Assistant Editor
Stuart Rogers
Rigging Grip
Jeffrey Rollins
On-Set Dresser
Dan Rosenfeld
Construction Manager
Phillip Rothma
Music
Peter Rotter
Music Contractor
Pierre Rovira
Construction Coordinator
William Rubenstein
Post-Production Assistant
Kyle Rudolph
Steadicam Operator
Chris Rumery
Production Assistant
Carl Russell
Driver
Anne Marie Ryan
Scenic Artist
Darren Ryan
Video Assistant
James Sabat
Boom Operator
James Sabat
Sound
Film Details
Also Known As
HBO/Financial Meltdown Project
Genre
Adaptation
Drama
Historical
Release Date
2011
Location
New York, New York, USA; Washington, DC, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 38m
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Aired in United States May 23, 2011
Based on the book "Too Big to Fail: The Inside Story of How Wall Street and Washington Fought to Save the Financial System -- and Themselves" written by Andrew Sorkin. Published by Viking Adult October 20, 2009.
Previously based on an unpublished book written by Joe Nocera and Bethany McLean.
Began shooting October 15, 2010.
