The Billion Dollar Bubble

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.

Cast

James Woods

as Art Lewis

William Hootkins

as Lloyd Edens

Shane Rimmer

as Fred Levin

Sam Wanamaker

as Stanley Goldblum

Christopher Guest

as Al Green

Lionel Murton

as Joe Taubkin

Thomasine Heiner

as Mrs. Johnson

Bill Reimbold

as Jim Smith

Toria Fuller

as Linda

Hal Galili

as Policeman

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