FILM 1873: THE WIZARD OF LIES
TRIVIA: In order to prepare for her role, Michelle Pfeiffer spent some time with the real Ruth Madoff.
This is one of two films focusing on Bernie Madoff. The other is Madoff (2016). Both films are television productions.
Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times reporter Diana Henriques was the first to interview Bernie Madoff on August 24, 2010, after his incarceration on June 29, 2009. She plays herself in various scenes throughout this movie interviewing Madoff (Robert De Niro), and has said that the resemblance was so uncanny, she got goosebumps just sitting opposite him.
-The film's premiere drew 1.5 million viewers, making it HBO's largest premiere viewership for an HBO film in four years; additional replays and viewings through the network's streaming service brought the film's total viewers to 2.4 million for its premiere weekend.
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