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The Wizard of Lies

The fall of Bernie Madoff, whose Ponzi scheme robbed $65 billion from unsuspecting victims; the largest fraud in U.S. history.

Director

Barry Levinson

Year

Genre

biography, crime, drama

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N/A

Production

N/A

Awards

Nominated for 4 Primetime Emmys. 4 wins & 20 nominations total

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Bernie Madoff

Diana B. Henriques

Diana Henriques

Andrew Madoff

Mark Madoff

Alessandro Nivola

Peter Madoff

Michael Kostroff

Eleanor Squillari

Kathrine Narducci

Ruth Madoff

Michelle Pfeiffer

Martin London

Martin Flumenbaum

Agent Cacioppi

Agent Kang

SEC Investigator

Ike Sorkin

Dan Horwitz (as Michael Goorjian)

Michael A. Goorjian

Nicole De Bello

Sophie von Haselberg

Frank DiPascali

FBI Agent

Annette Bongiorno

BLM Secretary

Stephanie Madoff

Kristen Connolly

Federal Officer (as Christopher LaPanta)

Head Caterer

BLM Employee

Catherine Hooper

Caterer

Adam Butterfield

Angry Investor

NYPD Officer

Glenn Cunningham

Madoff Neighbor

Young Mother

Anthoula Katsimatides

Daughter

Salon Receptionist

Deborah Ayorinde

Pierre

Young Daniel

Widow

Figure

Hallucination Reporter

Christina Brown Fisher

Hallucination Reporter

SEC Agent Ostrow

Geoffrey Cantor

Club Colette Jazz Band

Club Colette Jazz Band

Club Colette Jazz Band

Club Colette Jazz Band

Bob Jaffe

Carl Shapiro

Rick Jarvis

Jeffry Picower

Emily Madoff

Kenneth Langone

Courthouse Reporter

Courthouse Reporter

Judge Denny Chin

Manhattan DOC Guard

Correctional Officer

Angel Santos Sr.

Aggressive Reporter

Portland Helmich

Audrey Madoff

Audrey Madoff

Savannah Grella

Reed Abend

Irving Picard

David Sheehan

Hamilton Clancy

Miriam Siegman

Burt Ross (as Tim Jerome)

Mr. Fitzmaurice

Neil Brooks Cunningham

Maureen Ebel

Michael Schwartz

Sheryl Weinstein

Joan

Picard Reporter

Victor Joel Ortiz

Pinks

Constance Barron

Female Student (as Kim Wong)

Male Student

Trader

Beach Party Goer

Palm Beach Party Guest

U.S. Marshal

Peter Barkouras

Self (archive footage)

BLM Core #2

Jonathan Benevento

Self (archive footage)

Sketch Artist

17th Floor Office Worker

Party Guest

NYC Taxi Driver

Visitor

James Brickhouse

Self (archive footage)

Palm Beach Party Guest

Self (archive footage)

Fashion Man

Bartender

Christine J. Carlson

Visitor

ToniAnn Carriere

Girl in Pool

Giulia Cicciari

Boy in Pool

Giuseppe Cicciari

Self (archive footage)

Stephen Colbert

Correction Officer #2

Carol Commissiong

Self (archive footage)

Anderson Cooper

Pool Kid

Photographer / Paparazzi

BLM Employee

Charlene DeCicco

Self

Maria Di Angelis

Court Stenographer

Inmate

Self (archive footage)

Driver

BB & B Employee

Cab Driver

News Photographer

Marc A. Hermann

BLM Employee

Waitstaff

Mohammed Hossain

Boca Raton Driver

Rosemary Howard

Broker

Club Codette Guest

Cameraman

Kenneth Kopolovicz

Self (archive footage)

David Letterman

Pool Party Guest

Robert Levey II

Self (archive footage)

Upscale Gala Guest

Waitress

Party Guest

Wayne J. Miller

Club Colette Guest

Madoff Victim

Pedestrian

U.S. Marshall

Inmate Gonzales

Party Guest

Hairdresser

Ponzi Scheme Victim

SEC & SIPC Agent

Mike

Razor Rocco Rizzotti

Background - Hair Stylist

Self (archive footage)

Event Attendee

BLM Employee

Michael Schwartz

Madoff Firm Employee

Nancy Ellen Shore

FBI Agent Kane Partner

Derrick Simmons

Florida Fisherman

FBI Agent

Mary Thomajan

U.S. Marshall

Javon Washington

News Photographer

Self (archive footage)

Upper East Sider

Justin Michael Woods

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Bernie Madoff Mark Madoff Ruth Madoff Frank Dipascali Andrew Madoff Blm Employee

Reporter on radio:
In overseas trading today, - The Wizard of Lies

Reporter on radio: In overseas trading today,

Since the Great Depression. - The Wizard of Lies

Since the Great Depression.

There's a reason that the
bonuses go out in February, - The Wizard of Lies

There's a reason that the bonuses go out in February,

Mark: But that's crazy. It
doesn't make any sense. - The Wizard of Lies

Mark: But that's crazy. It doesn't make any sense.

Okay, are you sure? - The Wizard of Lies

Okay, are you sure?

Mark: You can. You know you can. - The Wizard of Lies

Mark: You can. You know you can.

How come we never got
fucking blinds? - The Wizard of Lies

How come we never got fucking blinds?

- Woman: Hello?
- Bernie: Hello, Ruth. - The Wizard of Lies

- Woman: Hello? - Bernie: Hello, Ruth.

Bernie: There's no
way to... to say it. - The Wizard of Lies

Bernie: There's no way to... to say it.

There are no investments. - The Wizard of Lies

There are no investments.

They're fake. - The Wizard of Lies

There's supposed to be
50 billion. - The Wizard of Lies

There's supposed to be 50 billion.

How could you do this - The Wizard of Lies

How could you do this

- I didn't mean for it to get like this.
- No, no, no, no. - The Wizard of Lies

- I didn't mean for it to get like this. - No, no, no, ...

Dad. Dad,
how could you do this? - The Wizard of Lies

Dad. Dad, how could you do this?

I'm gonna set you guys up. - The Wizard of Lies

I'm gonna set you guys up.

I'm gonna...
I'm gonna make sure - The Wizard of Lies

I'm gonna... I'm gonna make sure

Set us up with what? - The Wizard of Lies

Set us up with what?

I explained to them
that it wasn't malicious, - The Wizard of Lies

I explained to them that it wasn't malicious,

That is was something
that I thought - The Wizard of Lies

That is was something that I thought

But that became impossible. - The Wizard of Lies

But that became impossible.

The harder I tried, the deeper
I dug myself into a hole. - The Wizard of Lies

The harder I tried, the deeper I dug myself into a hole.

But it comes down to one thing. - The Wizard of Lies

But it comes down to one thing.

I refused to accept the fact, - The Wizard of Lies

I refused to accept the fact,

Well, as it turned out,
he went to see Martin London... - The Wizard of Lies

Well, as it turned out, he went to see Martin London...

50 billion with a "B." - The Wizard of Lies

50 billion with a "B."

You have to understand
the money management business - The Wizard of Lies

You have to understand the money management business

- Which is where we work.
- These are not my immediate concerns. - The Wizard of Lies

- Which is where we work. - These are not my immediate conce...

But if he plans
to spend the week - The Wizard of Lies

But if he plans to spend the week

So what are you saying?
We have to turn him in? - The Wizard of Lies

So what are you saying? We have to turn him in?

Ruth:
Who is it? - The Wizard of Lies

Ruth: Who is it?

Well, we're here to find out - The Wizard of Lies

Well, we're here to find out

Agent: He said he'd been
operating a Ponzi scheme - The Wizard of Lies

Agent: He said he'd been operating a Ponzi scheme

They're not there. - The Wizard of Lies

They're not there.

Sir, you're gonna have
to remove your belt, - The Wizard of Lies

Sir, you're gonna have to remove your belt,

- Bernie: This?
- Agent: Yep. - The Wizard of Lies

- Bernie: This? - Agent: Yep.

Hands behind your back. - The Wizard of Lies

Hands behind your back.

Investigator: What happened on
the night of December 9, 2008? - The Wizard of Lies

Investigator: What happened on the night of December 9, 2008...

And what was your reaction
to hearing that Mr. Madoff - The Wizard of Lies

And what was your reaction to hearing that Mr. Madoff

Investigator: In your first
interview with the government, - The Wizard of Lies

Investigator: In your first interview with the government,

I trusted him implicitly. - The Wizard of Lies

I trusted him implicitly.

Uh, I'm down at FBI headquarters - The Wizard of Lies

Uh, I'm down at FBI headquarters

Ike: Bernie, don't
say another word. - The Wizard of Lies

Ike: Bernie, don't say another word.

Agent Cacioppi:
To be honest, - The Wizard of Lies

Agent Cacioppi: To be honest,

Yeah, the FBI just processed him - The Wizard of Lies

Yeah, the FBI just processed him

So you were making money
off of the trades. - The Wizard of Lies

So you were making money off of the trades.

- Weren't there statements?
- Every month, they were fake. - The Wizard of Lies

- Weren't there statements? - Every month, they were fa...

Attorney:
Who else knew? - The Wizard of Lies

Attorney: Who else knew?

Investigator: When did he tell you
he started this Ponzi scheme? - The Wizard of Lies

Investigator: When did he tell you he started this Ponzi sch...

And the entire time he was
running it, you had no idea? - The Wizard of Lies

And the entire time he was running it, you had no idea?

I'm only in the office
a few days a week. - The Wizard of Lies

I'm only in the office a few days a week.

Director of Proprietary Trading - The Wizard of Lies

Director of Proprietary Trading

Investigator: And where did the
money for these loans come from? - The Wizard of Lies

Investigator: And where did the money for these loans come f...

The loans that allowed you
to buy your loft in SOHO, - The Wizard of Lies

The loans that allowed you to buy your loft in SOHO,

I assume from the money he
made through investments. - The Wizard of Lies

I assume from the money he made through investments.

Investigator: On the
private advisory side? - The Wizard of Lies

Investigator: On the private advisory side?

He would always say, - The Wizard of Lies

He would always say,

I don't understand - The Wizard of Lies

I don't understand

Nothing? - The Wizard of Lies

HSBC, Royal Bank of Scotland, - The Wizard of Lies

HSBC, Royal Bank of Scotland,

But he wouldn't talk about
who or what he did for them. - The Wizard of Lies

But he wouldn't talk about who or what he did for them.

Investigator: So you were never
suspicious of your father? - The Wizard of Lies

Investigator: So you were never suspicious of your father?

I think we're all
beginning to understand - The Wizard of Lies

I think we're all beginning to understand

You know, he was
fucking idolized. - The Wizard of Lies

You know, he was fucking idolized.

We're talking about a man - The Wizard of Lies

We're talking about a man

He's Chairman of the National
Securities Clearing Corporation, - The Wizard of Lies

He's Chairman of the National Securities Clearing Corpo...

- Okay, we understand your point, sir...
- No, I don't think you do. - The Wizard of Lies

- Okay, we understand your point, sir... - No, I don't ...

- Sir, that's enough. - Chairman of the
NASD Small Order Execution Committee. - The Wizard of Lies

- Sir, that's enough. - Chairman of the NASD Small Orde...

Well, I'm asking you. - The Wizard of Lies

Well, I'm asking you.

You're the FBI, you're the SEC. - The Wizard of Lies

You're the FBI, you're the SEC.

You investigated him before, - The Wizard of Lies

You investigated him before,

Sir, we are not the focus here.
You are. - The Wizard of Lies

Sir, we are not the focus here. You are.

You're saying that
you never stepped foot - The Wizard of Lies

You're saying that you never stepped foot

♪ Sleigh bells ring ♪ - The Wizard of Lies

♪ Sleigh bells ring ♪

Man: Frank, my brother,
is in the office... - The Wizard of Lies

Man: Frank, my brother, is in the office...

Agent: How old were you when
you first started working - The Wizard of Lies

Agent: How old were you when you first started working

In what capacity
had you known him? - The Wizard of Lies

In what capacity had you known him?

What type of work had you
done for him over the years? - The Wizard of Lies

What type of work had you done for him over the years?

Everything from, you know,
running errands - The Wizard of Lies

Everything from, you know, running errands

Did you know why the FBI was
at Peter Madoff's office? - The Wizard of Lies

Did you know why the FBI was at Peter Madoff's office?

And what did that mean to you? - The Wizard of Lies

And what did that mean to you?

Agent: Why did you think
you were going to jail? - The Wizard of Lies

Agent: Why did you think you were going to jail?

Frank: I always
thought that Bernie - The Wizard of Lies

Frank: I always thought that Bernie

The SEC's getting a court order - The Wizard of Lies

The SEC's getting a court order

- Where?
- Uh, on the 17th floor. - The Wizard of Lies

- Where? - Uh, on the 17th floor.

Annette, Bernie's been
arrested for securities fraud. - The Wizard of Lies

Annette, Bernie's been arrested for securities fraud.

Agent: Open it. - The Wizard of Lies

Agent: Open it.

FBI! I said stop what
you're doing right now. - The Wizard of Lies

FBI! I said stop what you're doing right now.

Move away from the computer! - The Wizard of Lies

Move away from the computer!

I said move away
from the computer! - The Wizard of Lies

I said move away from the computer!

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The fall of Bernie Madoff, whose Ponzi scheme robbed $65 billion from unsuspecting victims; the largest fraud in U.S. history.

User Rating: 0.0 (0 ratings)

Director: Barry Levinson

Writer: Sam Levinson, John Burnham Schwartz, Samuel Baum

Production: N/A

Genre: biography, crime, drama

Year: 2017

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 6.8

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 20 May 2017

Awards: Nominated for 4 Primetime Emmys. 4 wins & 20 nominations total

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