The Wizard of Lies

The Wizard of Lies
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Based on	The Wizard of Lies: Bernie Madoff and the Death of Trust by Diana B. Henriques
Written by	Sam Levinson Sam Baum John Burnham Schwartz
Directed by	Barry Levinson
Starring	Robert De Niro Michelle Pfeiffer Alessandro Nivola Hank Azaria Nathan Darrow Kristen Connolly Kathrine Narducci Diana B. Henriques
Music by	Evgueni Galperine Sacha Galperine
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Producer	Joseph E. Iberti
Cinematography	Eigil Bryld
Editor	Ron Patane
Running time	132 minutes
Production company	HBO Films
Original release
Network	HBO
Release	May 20, 2017 (2017-05-20)
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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,^[1] based on the 2011 non-fiction book of the same name by Diana B. Henriques. The film stars Robert De Niro as businessman and fraudster Bernie Madoff, Michelle Pfeiffer as his wife Ruth Madoff, and Alessandro Nivola as their older son Mark Madoff. It aired on HBO on May 20, 2017. This is the fourth film featuring De Niro and Pfeiffer, following Stardust (2007), New Year's Eve (2011) and The Family (2013), as well as their first collaboration for television.