Subtitles available in English, and Mandarin

Gold has been the ultimate form of money for over 4,000 years. It has survived wars, conflicts, economic depressions and currency collapses, and continues to be relevant in our digital age of the twenty first century.

In the first episode of this new series of documentaries on Gold in Times of Crisis, see how gold played a pivotal role in the aftermath of the Vietnam War, how it became the money of choice for official and unofficial dealings, and how gold provided those lucky or shrewd enough to have it, a ticket to survival and a passage to freedom.