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Released 9 years ago.
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The Wizard of Lies
"Only those you trust can truly betray you."
2017 2h 13m EN
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6.6TMDB Β· 679
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Synopsis
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A look behind the scenes at Bernie Madoff's massive Ponzi scheme, how it was perpetrated on the public and the trail of destruction it left in its wake, both for the victims and Madoff's family.
βOnly those you trust can truly betray you.β
Cast
Robert De Niro
Bernie Madoff
Michelle Pfeiffer
Ruth Madoff
Hank Azaria
Frank Dipascali
Kristen Connolly
Stephanie Madoff
Lily Rabe
Catherine Hooper
Alessandro Nivola
Mark Madoff
Kathrine Narducci
Eleanor Squillari
Nathan Darrow
Andrew Madoff
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Barry Levinson
- Writers
- Sam Levinson, Samuel Baum, John Burnham Schwartz
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
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Directed by Barry Levinson, shot by Eigil Bryld. Note their partnership β DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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Original score by Evgueni Galperine. Worth a dedicated listen after β most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Ron Patane shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Robert De Niro and Michelle Pfeiffer and Hank Azaria carry the top of the cast.
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FACT
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Marketing tagline: "Only those you trust can truly betray you.".
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IMDB entry: tt1933667 β still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Barry Levinson directs. Eigil Bryld behind the camera. Evgueni Galperine scores. Ron Patane cuts. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Released 9 years ago.
- 2Directed by Barry Levinson, shot by Eigil Bryld. Note their partnership β DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 3Original score by Evgueni Galperine. Worth a dedicated listen after β most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 4Editor Ron Patane shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 5Robert De Niro and Michelle Pfeiffer and Hank Azaria carry the top of the cast.
- 6Marketing tagline: "Only those you trust can truly betray you.".
- 7IMDB entry: tt1933667 β still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 8Classified under 8 themes, including "based on novel or book", "wall street", "biography", "based on true story".
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Eigil Bryld
- Original score
- Evgueni Galperine
- Editing
- Ron Patane
- Production design
- Laurence Bennett
- Costume design
- Rita Ryack
- Sound
- Skip Lievsay
- Runtime
- 133 min Β· 2h 13m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- EN
- Certification (US)
- R
Also by
Barry Levinson
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Trailers & featurettes
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Production companies
Who made it
Tribeca Productions
US
HBO Films
US
Key crew
- Supervising Sound EditorSkip Lievsay
- Sound Re-Recording MixerSkip Lievsay
- BookDiana Henriques
- ProducerJoseph E. Iberti
- Co-ProducerAmy Herman
- Executive ProducerRobert De Niro
- Executive ProducerBarry Levinson
- Executive ProducerJane Rosenthal
- Executive ProducerBerry Welsh
- Co-Executive ProducerJason Sosnoff
- EditorRon Patane
- CastingEllen Chenoweth
- Production DesignLaurence Bennett
- Art DirectionRyan Palmer
- Set DecorationHeather Loeffler
- Costume DesignRita Ryack
- BookLaurie Sandell
- Payroll AccountantKerry Roberts
- Executive ProducerTom Fontana
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- based on novel or book
- wall street
- biography
- based on true story
- scam
- ponzi scheme
- madoff
- defraud
Release history Β· US
When it landed
- Premiere2017-05-11Β· New York City, New York
- TV2017-05-20RΒ· HBO
Also known as
International titles
- El Mago de las MentirasCL
- El Mago De Las MentirasES
- ιΎζ°ι¨ε±TW
- Le Magicien des MensongesFR
- ΠΠ°ΡΡΠ΅Ρ Π»ΠΆΠΈRU
- The Wizard of Lies - Das LΓΌgengenieDE
