Abacus small enough to jail
(2017, original release: 2016)

Nonfiction

DVD

Call Numbers:
DVD/DOCUMENTARY/ABACUS

Availability

Locations Call Number Status
Movies DVD/DOCUMENTARY/ABACUS Available

Details

PUBLISHED
[Arlington, Virginia] : PBS Distribution, [2017]
©2017
DESCRIPTION

1 videodisc (approximately 90 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in

ISBN/ISSN
9781531702205 FRN63418, 1531702201, 9781531702205, 841887033893
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES

Originally released as a motion picture in 2016

Acclaimed director Steve James tells the saga of the Chinese immigrant Sung family, owners of Abacus Federal Savings of Chinatown, New York. Accused of mortgage fraud by Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance, Jr., Abacus becomes the only bank prosecuted after the 2008 financial crisis. The indictment and subsequent trial forces the Sung family to defend themselves, and their bank's legacy in the Chinatown community, over the course of a five-year legal battle

Widescreen

Director of photography, Tom Bergmann ; editors, John Farbrother, David E. Simpson ; music, Joshua Abrams

DVD, region 1, NTSC, widescreen presentation; 5.1 surround, 2.0 stereo

English and Chinese dialogue; subtitles in English or Chinese

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