The Wizard of Lies | reviewed by: William O'Donnell | February 14, 2022
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Well crafted building of interest & tension despite the beginning being the end. Borrows a lot of editing tropes familiar documentary.
| genre | Crime | Drama | History | television |
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| synopsis | 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. |
| lead actors | Robert De Niro | Michelle Pfeiffer | Hank Azaria | Kristen Connolly | Lily Rabe | Alessandro Nivola | Kathrine Narducci | Nathan Darrow | Steve Coulter | Michael A. Goorjian | Geoffrey Cantor | Jason Babinsky | Marta Milans | Kelly AuCoin | Amanda Warren | Michael Kostroff | Portland Helmich | Doris McCarthy | Hamilton Clancy | Tommy Bayiokos | Gary Wilmes | Cece King | Kelly Aaron | Amelia Brain | Marion McCorry | Sophie von Haselberg | Karen Goeller | Sydney Gayle | Vincent Chan | Adam Butterfield | Razor Rizzotti | Derrick Simmons | James Brickhouse | Ray Iannicelli | Guy Sparks | Ben Hammer | Ethan Coskay | Victor Joel Ortiz | Chris LaPanta | Nicole Scimeca | Anthoula Katsimatides | David Little | Jean Brassard | Mark Axelowitz | Reagan Grella | Giulia Cicciari | Wayne J. Miller | Neil Brooks Cunningham | Lori Burch | Christine J. Carlson | Sammy Peralta | Ralph Bracco | Eli Golden | Mark LaMura | Robert Levey II |
| director | Barry Levinson |