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The Billion Dollar Bubble
“Actuaries. Ethics. And One Billion Dollars.”
75%
Movie
1h 3m
AI Analysis
The Billion Dollar Bubble (1978) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of The Billion Dollar Bubble (1978) — a movie tagged as History and Drama with epic moods and fast-paced pacing.
Story & themes: 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. Our models also surface themes such as identity, conflict, and relationships from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for general audiences. Expect fast-paced storytelling (~63 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate The Billion Dollar Bubble 75% (2 votes) — strong audience scores for this movie.
AI verdict
The Billion Dollar Bubble is a film worth prioritising when you want something with strong audience scores — our AI analysis flags it as a strong match for its genre and tone profile.
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TMDb audience score
75%
from 2 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
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.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1978-06-08
- Runtime
- 1h 3m
- TMDB rating
- 7.5
- TMDB ID
- 624330
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What is The Billion Dollar Bubble about?
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 Fundin... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
Is there an AI analysis for The Billion Dollar Bubble?
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How long is the movie The Billion Dollar Bubble?
The official runtime for The Billion Dollar Bubble is approximately 63 minutes.
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Directors & writers
Cast

James Woods
Art Lewis

William Hootkins
Lloyd Edens

Shane Rimmer
Fred Levin

Sam Wanamaker
Stanley Goldblum

Christopher Guest
Al Green

Lionel Murton
Joe Taubkin
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Thomasine Heiner
Mrs. Johnson
- B
Bill Reimbold
Jim Smith
- T
Toria Fuller
Linda
- H
Hal Galili
Policeman

Seretta Wilson
Kathy
- P
Peter Banks
1st Electrician

Don Fellows
Radio Voice (voice)
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