As one of the biggest Ponzi schemes in history, HBO’s The Wizard of Lies brought the story of Wall Street investment advisor Bernie Madoff to life in this two-hour made for television drama.
The Wizard of Lies looks into the scheme played out by the American fraudster that took place for decades and grew to the size of $65 billion. By spinning those lies, Bernie Madoff also tears apart a family he loves in the media drama, government investigations and then being ostracized by friends and co-workers.
The film was also recently nominated for the Emmy Awards with Outstanding Television Movie, Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Movie for Robert De Niro and Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie for Michelle Pfeiffer.
It also stars Alessandro Nivola, Hank Azaria, Nathan Darrow, Sydney Gayle, Lily Rabe and Kristen Connolly.
It is based on a non-fiction book by...
The Wizard of Lies looks into the scheme played out by the American fraudster that took place for decades and grew to the size of $65 billion. By spinning those lies, Bernie Madoff also tears apart a family he loves in the media drama, government investigations and then being ostracized by friends and co-workers.
The film was also recently nominated for the Emmy Awards with Outstanding Television Movie, Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Movie for Robert De Niro and Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie for Michelle Pfeiffer.
It also stars Alessandro Nivola, Hank Azaria, Nathan Darrow, Sydney Gayle, Lily Rabe and Kristen Connolly.
It is based on a non-fiction book by...
- 7/18/2017
- by Gig Patta
- LRMonline.com
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