FRONTLINE:

This is the story of the most important change in the relationship between government and private business in a generation.

In Breaking the Bank, FRONTLINE producer Michael Kirk draws on a rare combination of high-profile interviews with key players Ken Lewis and former Merrill Lynch CEO John Thain to reveal the story of two banks at the heart of the financial crisis, the rocky merger, and the government's new role in taking over -- some call it "nationalizing" -- the American banking system.