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Too Big to Fail is an American biographical drama television film first broadcast on HBO on May 23, 2011 based on Andrew Ross Sorkin's non-fiction book Too Big to Fail: The Inside Story of How Wall Street and Washington Fought to Save the Financial System—and Themselves (2009). The film was directed by Curtis Hanson. It received 11 nominations at the 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards; Paul Giamatti's portrayal of Ben Bernanke earned him the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie at the 18th Screen Actors Guild Awards.
Original Release
05/22/2011
US Release
05/22/2011
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Cast
Name | Character |
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James Woods | Richard Fuld / Dick Fuld |
John Heard | Joe Gregory |
William Hurt | Henry Paulson |
Erin Dilly | Christal West |
Amy Carlson | Erin Callan |
Topher Grace | Jim Wilkinson |
Ayad Akhtar | Neel Kashkari |
Cynthia Nixon | Michele Davis |
Kathy Baker | Wendy Paulson |
Edward Asner | Warren Buffett |
Directors
Writers
Andrew Ross Sorkin, Peter Gould
Cast
Name | Character |
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James Woods | Richard Fuld / Dick Fuld |
John Heard | Joe Gregory |
William Hurt | Henry Paulson |
Erin Dilly | Christal West |
Amy Carlson | Erin Callan |
Topher Grace | Jim Wilkinson |
Ayad Akhtar | Neel Kashkari |
Cynthia Nixon | Michele Davis |
Kathy Baker | Wendy Paulson |
Edward Asner | Warren Buffett |
Paul Giamatti | Ben Bernanke |
Beau Baxter | Skip McGee |
Ben Livingston | Investment Banker |
Erin Burnett | Self |
Chance Kelly | Bart McDade |
Chil Kong | Min Euoo Sung |
Daniel K. Isaac | Translator |
Billy Crudup | Timothy Geithner |
James Saito | Chinese Official |
Maria Bartiromo | Self |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Curtis Hanson | Executive Producer |
Carol Fenelon | Executive Producer |
Jeff Levine | Executive Producer |
Paula Weinstein | Executive Producer |
Andrew Ross Sorkin | Producer |
Peter Gould | Producer |
Ezra Swerdlow | Producer |
Editors
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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2012 | Golden Globe | Best Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television | Nominated |
2012 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actor in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television | Nominated |
2012 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television | Nominated |
2011 | Emmy | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Movie | Nominated |
2011 | Emmy | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Movie | Nominated |
2011 | Emmy | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Movie | Nominated |
2011 | Emmy | Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Miniseries or a Movie | Nominated |
2011 | Emmy | Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Miniseries or a Movie | Nominated |
2011 | Emmy | Outstanding Main Title Design | Nominated |
2011 | Emmy | Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special | Nominated |
2011 | Emmy | Outstanding Cinematography for a Miniseries or Movie | Nominated |
2011 | Emmy | Outstanding Casting for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special | Nominated |
2011 | Emmy | Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special | Nominated |
2011 | Emmy | Outstanding Miniseries or Movie | Nominated |