HBO'S THE WIZARD OF LIES Available on Digital Download 7/10; Blu-ray & DVD This October

By: Jul. 06, 2017
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In 2008, stockbroker, investment adviser and financier Bernie MADOFF made headlines around the world when he was arrested for perpetrating the largest Ponzi scheme in U.S. history. HBO Films' THE WIZARD OF LIES chronicles the events that led up to Madoff's admission and the devastating aftermath. Watch Robert De Niro give "one of this best screen performances" (The New York Times) when The Wizard of Lies is available for Digital Download July 10th, 2017 and on Blu-ray™ and DVD October 3rd, 2017.

Starring two-time Oscar®-winner Robert De Niro as Bernie MADOFF and three-time Oscar® nominee Michelle Pfeiffer as his wife Ruth, this HBO Films drama dissects the events that led to THE WALL Street financier's stunning downfall in December 2008 for defrauding investors of over $65 billion in the MOST INFAMOUS Ponzi scheme in U.S. history. Directed by Oscar®-winner Barry Levinson, The Wizard of Lies vividly recounts Madoff's audacious deceptions that culminated in his vilification while catapulting his wife and two sons into a harsh and unrelenting spotlight, with tragic consequences.

The ensemble cast includes Alessandro Nivola, Nathan Darrow, Kristen Connolly, Lily Rabe, Hank Azaria and more. Executive produced by Oscar®-winner Barry Levinson, Emmy®-winner Tom Fontana, Robert De Niro, Jane Rosenthal, and Berry Welsh.

HBO Home Entertainment develops, distributes and markets an extensive array of critically-acclaimed and groundbreaking programs in three formats-Blu-rayTM, DVD, and Digital HD-throughout the world. Releases include the global hit Game of Thrones®, the #1 selling TV on DVD/Blu-rayTM title in major territories throughout the world over the past four years, in addition to current hits and classic favorites including True Detective®, Girls®, The Sopranos®, Sex and the City® True Blood®, The Wire® and Entourage®. The company's catalog contains hundreds of titles including multiple Emmy® Award-winning mini-series The Pacific® and Band of Brothers®, which holds the record through 2014 as the all-time best selling TV on DVD/Blu-rayTM title in the US; provocative programs from HBO DOCUMENTARY FILMS including The Jinx: The Life & Deaths of Robert Durst and The Case Against 8; innovative movies from HBO Films including Game Change and The Normal Heart; hit Cinemax® original series including BansheeSM and Strike Back®; and comedy specials featuring stand-up performers like Bill Maher and Billy Crystal. Launched in 1984, HBO Home Entertainment has offices in New York, London and Toronto. The company's releases are sold in more than 70 territories around the world and are digitally distributed on a transactional basis across an expanding number of territories and platforms.



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