Wall Street

~Every dream has a price.

Overview

A young and impatient stockbroker is willing to do anything to get to the top, including trading on illegal inside information taken through a ruthless and greedy corporate raider, whom takes the youth under his wing.

Genres

General Information

Release Date: 1987-12-10
Budget: $15000000
Revenue: $43900000
Runtime: 126 min

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