Other author/creator | James, Steve, 1955- film director. |
Other author/creator | Mitten, Mark, 1958- film producer. |
Other author/creator | Goldman, Julie film producer. |
Other author/creator | Sung, Thomas, 1935- interviewee. |
Other author/creator | Sung, Jill, interviewee. |
Other author/creator | Sung, Vera, interviewee. |
Other author/creator | Bergmann, Tom director of photography. |
Other author/creator | Farbrother, John, 1968- editor of moving image work. |
Other author/creator | Simpson, David E., editor of moving image work. |
Other author/creator | Abrams, Josh, composer (expression) |
Other author/creator | Mitten Media, production company. |
Other author/creator | Motto Pictures production company. |
Other author/creator | Kartemquin Films production company. |
Other author/creator | WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.) broadcaster. |
Other author/creator | Independent Television Service, broadcaster. |
Other author/creator | Blue Ice Docs, production company. |
Other author/creator | PBS Distribution (Firm) film distributor. |
Uniform title | Frontline (Television program) Abacus. |
Abstract |
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. |
General note | Widescreen. |
Credits | Director of photography, Tom Bergmann ; editors, John Farbrother, David E. Simpson ; music, Joshua Abrams. |
Performer |
With: Thomas Sung, Jill Sung, Vera Sung, Heather Sung, David Lindorf, Cyrus R. Vance Jr., Chanterelle Sung, Polly Greenberg. |
Date/time/place of a event note | Originally broadcast by PBS Sept. 12, 2017. |
Technical details | DVD; region 1, NTSC; widescreen presentation; 5.1 surround, 2.0 stereo. |
Language | English and Chinese dialogue; subtitles in English or Chinese. |
Genre/form | Documentary television programs. |
Genre/form | Nonfiction television programs. |
Genre/form | Video recordings for the hearing impaired. |
ISBN | 9781531702205 |
ISBN | 1531702201 |
UPC |
841887033893 |
Publisher number | FRN63418 PBS Distribution |
Stock number | Midwest Tape http://www.midwesttapes.com |