Its available to watch on tv, online, tablets, phone. May 19, 2017 the wizard of lies, hbos telling of the fallout of bernie madoffs 20yearlong ponzi scheme, has a lot of ground to cover. The major players are represented well and the acting is superb. May 19, 2017 hbos madoff movie is a powerful character study. May 20, 2017 no movie could capture the crazy details of bernie madoff s story. Hbos madoff movie the wizard of lies a go with michelle. The wizard of lies s brutal portrait of bernie madoff. The first trailer for hbos the wizard of lies arrived saturday and it looks like the television movie will be taking a surrealist approach to the life of the man responsible for one of the largest ponzi. Based on new york times journalist diane henriquess account of the madoff affair, the wizard of lies is a. A new movie from hbo centered on bernard bernie madoff and the fraud he committed is set to premiere on saturday, may 20. Now we will have a similar situation in television with two competing biopics of disgraced financier bernie madoff.
Over and over again in the wizard of lies, the director barry levinson pushes his camera as close as he can to bernie madoff s face, searching for flickers of emotion. The wizard of lies chronicles the infamous wall street meltdown that was madoff s billion dollar ponzi scheme in barry levinsons woefully flawed but still engaging film. There are moments in the film when michelle as ruth looks. In 2008, stockbroker, investment adviser and financier bernie madoff made headlines around the world when he was arrested for perpetrating perhaps the largest financial fraud in. The information and plot are easy to follow without being weighed down by boring financial specifics.
This is by far the best production, documentaries included, of the madoff story. On wednesday, hbo released the official trailer for its upcoming the wizard of lies, which also. Hbo talking to deniro for movie about madoff the new. May 20, 2017 the wizard of lies chronicles the infamous wall street meltdown that was madoff s billion dollar ponzi scheme in barry levinsons woefully flawed but still engaging film. Hbo to debut madoff film the wizard of lies, starring robert. Abcs madoff miniseries to premiere in february, ahead of. The wizard of lies watch the hbo original movie hbo. Abcs madoff miniseries to premiere in february, ahead of hbo.
Robert deniro is slated to portray bernie madoff in an upcoming hbo film. Watch the wizard of lies online stream full movie directv. New york cnnmoney robert deniros played a lot of crooks in his time from vito corleone to al capone. New york cnnmoney robert deniros played a lot of crooks in his time from vito corleone to al capone and now he. Nov 07, 2011 robert deniro is slated to portray bernie madoff in an upcoming hbo film. No movie could capture the crazy details of bernie madoffs. Download from thousands of titles to watch offline. Feb 01, 2016 abc news fingerprints are all over madoff, a fourhour miniseries chronicling bernie madoffs financial high crimes. In hbos wizard of lies, a madoff who defies explanation. It is bernie madoff, the rogue financier who committed the largest.
Be the first to check out trailers and movie teasersclips dropping. Bernie madoff story comes to hbo in the wizard of lies. News footage all from abc, naturally peppers the project, which is. The wizard of lies is a 2017 american television biopic film directed by barry levinson and written by sam levinson, sam baum, and john burnham schwartz, based on the nonfiction book of the same name by diana b. The iconic actor teams up with director barry levinson to play the infamous financier. Watch the wizard of lies streaming online hulu free trial. Apr 12, 2017 a new movie from hbo centered on bernard bernie madoff and the fraud he committed is set to premiere on saturday, may 20. We had looked at doing this as theatrical before we. The wizard of lies premieres saturday, may 20 on hbo.