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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

Box Office

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

Bernie: The advisory was a
completely separate business, - The Wizard of Lies

Bernie: The advisory was a completely separate business,

How did you sleep with that? - The Wizard of Lies

How did you sleep with that?

I guess the way
I could sleep with it - The Wizard of Lies

I guess the way I could sleep with it

Woman: Bernie was
always needling people. - The Wizard of Lies

Woman: Bernie was always needling people.

I mean, that was Bernie and
he could be a real bastard. - The Wizard of Lies

I mean, that was Bernie and he could be a real bastard.

I mean, not stealing
people's money. - The Wizard of Lies

I mean, not stealing people's money.

Was the 10 million
ransom money?" - The Wizard of Lies

Was the 10 million ransom money?"

The 10 million that Ruth came in - The Wizard of Lies

The 10 million that Ruth came in

I fall asleep
every night to "SVU." - The Wizard of Lies

I fall asleep every night to "SVU."

And you're saying on December 10th - The Wizard of Lies

And you're saying on December 10th

I mean, think of it
like having an ATM - The Wizard of Lies

I mean, think of it like having an ATM

Except, you know,
when things are going on, - The Wizard of Lies

Except, you know, when things are going on,

Girl:
Mommy's here! - The Wizard of Lies

Girl: Mommy's here!

- It's my mom.
- Don't answer. - The Wizard of Lies

- It's my mom. - Don't answer.

- Honey,
I'm, um... I'm with your father - The Wizard of Lies

- Honey, I'm, um... I'm with your father

- What?
- Ugh, I know. Can you believe? - The Wizard of Lies

- What? - Ugh, I know. Can you believe?

Mom, - The Wizard of Lies

No, honey, Mark,
I know you're angry, - The Wizard of Lies

No, honey, Mark, I know you're angry,

I'm sorry,
Mr. Madoff. - The Wizard of Lies

I'm sorry, Mr. Madoff.

No. Your wife was on the
phone with each of them. - The Wizard of Lies

No. Your wife was on the phone with each of them.

Um... - The Wizard of Lies

We couldn't get
the four signatures, - The Wizard of Lies

We couldn't get the four signatures,

- Okay. - Woman: "The Journal"
just went online with the story. - The Wizard of Lies

- Okay. - Woman: "The Journal" just went online wi...

Mr. Madoff. - The Wizard of Lies

Anderson Cooper: It's very
strange and troubling news - The Wizard of Lies

Anderson Cooper: It's very strange and troubling news

The man they trusted
the most with their money, - The Wizard of Lies

The man they trusted the most with their money,

And there's a bunch
of big-time investors - The Wizard of Lies

And there's a bunch of big-time investors

- Ruth. Ruth, enough.
- Look I just wanna know if... - The Wizard of Lies

- Ruth. Ruth, enough. - Look I just wanna know if...

Bernie: I met Ruth when she was 13.
I was 16. - The Wizard of Lies

Bernie: I met Ruth when she was 13. I was 16.

Very lively, very bubbly. - The Wizard of Lies

Very lively, very bubbly.

I mean, why just be some
regular schnook on the beach - The Wizard of Lies

I mean, why just be some regular schnook on the beach

Bernie: For the
rest of the summer, - The Wizard of Lies

Bernie: For the rest of the summer,

I mean, we've basically
been together - The Wizard of Lies

I mean, we've basically been together

It's our 51st
anniversary coming up. - The Wizard of Lies

It's our 51st anniversary coming up.

For 16 years, - The Wizard of Lies

How I was able to do that - The Wizard of Lies

How I was able to do that

♪ Oh, oh, yes ♪ - The Wizard of Lies

♪ Oh, oh, yes ♪

♪ I'm the great
pretender... ♪ - The Wizard of Lies

♪ I'm the great pretender... ♪

They pick up a napkin, - The Wizard of Lies

They pick up a napkin,

Investigator:
What was your job title - The Wizard of Lies

Investigator: What was your job title

Bernie made it clear that there
was no prospect for partnership. - The Wizard of Lies

Bernie made it clear that there was no prospect for partners...

♪ Boom, ba-doh,
ba-doo, ba-doodle-ay ♪ - The Wizard of Lies

♪ Boom, ba-doh, ba-doo, ba-doodle-ay ♪

In fact, Bernie, - The Wizard of Lies

In fact, Bernie,

♪ Sh-boom, sh-boom ♪ - The Wizard of Lies

♪ Sh-boom, sh-boom ♪

Annette, you have
a fucking heart attack, - The Wizard of Lies

Annette, you have a fucking heart attack,

♪ Ya, da, da, da,
da, da, da, da, da, da... ♪ - The Wizard of Lies

♪ Ya, da, da, da, da, da, da, da, da, da... ♪

♪ Ya, da, da, da, da, da,
da, da, da, da, sh-boom. ♪ - The Wizard of Lies

♪ Ya, da, da, da, da, da, da, da, da, da, sh-boom. ♪

Your accounts
at Madoff Securities - The Wizard of Lies

Your accounts at Madoff Securities

Did it strike you as absurd - The Wizard of Lies

Did it strike you as absurd

Kind of like
winning the lottery? - The Wizard of Lies

Kind of like winning the lottery?

Did it occur to you - The Wizard of Lies

Did it occur to you

In my experience, - The Wizard of Lies

In my experience,

Gets you where you wanna go. - The Wizard of Lies

Gets you where you wanna go.

Frank: Right there.
You see that there? - The Wizard of Lies

Frank: Right there. You see that there?

Okay, a step up from the Honda. - The Wizard of Lies

Okay, a step up from the Honda.

I guess there's pros and
cons to that in a pussy. - The Wizard of Lies

I guess there's pros and cons to that in a pussy.

You know, lovely pussy. - The Wizard of Lies

You know, lovely pussy.

I just want you to know, - The Wizard of Lies

I just want you to know,

I know you might think
he's a rich guy, - The Wizard of Lies

I know you might think he's a rich guy,

I'm gonna have to
get out the hose - The Wizard of Lies

I'm gonna have to get out the hose

Beautiful.
Just... it's just right. - The Wizard of Lies

Beautiful. Just... it's just right.

No, no, it's like an
old pair of slippers - The Wizard of Lies

No, no, it's like an old pair of slippers

- Am I wrong?
- You have a daughter, right? - The Wizard of Lies

- Am I wrong? - You have a daughter, right?

Um, uh, John, - The Wizard of Lies

If I had had
a baby out of wedlock, - The Wizard of Lies

If I had had a baby out of wedlock,

No, no, stay with me - The Wizard of Lies

No, no, stay with me

Right? Look at it.
I mean, it's beautiful. - The Wizard of Lies

Right? Look at it. I mean, it's beautiful.

It's sleek, it's tight, - The Wizard of Lies

It's sleek, it's tight,

Payments are murder and you gotta
wax it, you gotta polish it, - The Wizard of Lies

Payments are murder and you gotta wax it, you gotta polish i...

And, most importantly, - The Wizard of Lies

And, most importantly,

You don't have to
worry about that - The Wizard of Lies

You don't have to worry about that

Investigator:
Is it fair to say - The Wizard of Lies

Investigator: Is it fair to say

As a product of the fraud
that was Madoff Securities, - The Wizard of Lies

As a product of the fraud that was Madoff Securities,

You built, as you described, - The Wizard of Lies

You built, as you described,

So would you consider - The Wizard of Lies

So would you consider

♪ Reaching out ♪ - The Wizard of Lies

♪ Reaching out ♪

♪ Sweet Caroline ♪ - The Wizard of Lies

♪ Sweet Caroline ♪

Hey, by the way, you know
Stephanie and I went last weekend - The Wizard of Lies

Hey, by the way, you know Stephanie and I went last weekend

- Dad, you know I got...
- Can you get my son - The Wizard of Lies

- Dad, you know I got... - Can you get my son

Mark: Uh, they got it at,
like, six and a half, - The Wizard of Lies

Mark: Uh, they got it at, like, six and a half,

It's, like... it's got a pool
looks out over the ocean. - The Wizard of Lies

It's, like... it's got a pool looks out over the o...

- It's unbelievable.
- Bernie: Uh-huh. - The Wizard of Lies

- It's unbelievable. - Bernie: Uh-huh.

Why don't you bring it back, - The Wizard of Lies

Why don't you bring it back,

Don't you guys know
how to serve a lobster? - The Wizard of Lies

Don't you guys know how to serve a lobster?

- I mean, what is this?
- You wanna come see it with me? - The Wizard of Lies

- I mean, what is this? - You wanna come see it with me?

- We could go down next week and...
- I'll go see it. - The Wizard of Lies

- We could go down next week and... - I'll go see it.

Bernie: I don't even know why we had that.
I guess your mother... - The Wizard of Lies

Bernie: I don't even know why we had that. I guess your...

Bernie:
Okay. - The Wizard of Lies

I heard Frank comparing women's
vaginas to automobiles - The Wizard of Lies

I heard Frank comparing women's vaginas to automobiles

If something
were to happen to me, - The Wizard of Lies

If something were to happen to me,

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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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