Director Barry Levinson On Telling The Bernie Madoff Story

The Leonard Lopate Show | May 24, 2017

Academy Award-winning director Barry Levinson joins us to discuss his new HBO film about the Bernie Madoff scandal, "The Wizard of Lies." The film stars Robert De Niro as Madoff and Michelle Pfeiffer as Ruth Madoff, Bernie’s longtime spouse and partner. The film follows Bernie as he orchestrates what is possibly the largest case of financial fraud in history. As his scheme unfolds, it impacts countless lives and causes his family to fall apart.

“The Wizard of Lies” is now available on HBO GO and HBO NOW.

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