Chasing Madoff
2010 documentary film directed by Jeff Prosserman
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::summary 2010 documentary film directed by Jeff Prosserman ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Chasing Madoff |
| image | Chasing Madoff.jpg |
| caption | Film poster |
| starring | Bernie Madoff |
| Harry Markopolos | |
| director | Jeff Prosserman |
| producer | Jeff Prosserman |
| Jeff Sackman | |
| Randy Mains | |
| music | David Fluery |
| released | |
| runtime | 91 min. |
| country | Netherlands |
| language | English |
| :: |
| name = Chasing Madoff | image = Chasing Madoff.jpg | caption = Film poster | starring = Bernie Madoff Harry Markopolos | director = Jeff Prosserman | cinematography = | producer = Jeff Prosserman Jeff Sackman Randy Mains | music = David Fluery | distributor = | released = | runtime = 91 min. | country = Netherlands | language = English | budget = Chasing Madoff is a 2010 documentary film written and directed by Jeff Prosserman. The film is based on the book by Harry Markopolos. It was first released at the International Documentary Film Festival in Amsterdam on 19 November 2010. It was first shown in North America on 26 August 2011.
Summary
The film chronicles how Harry Markopolos and his associates spent ten years trying to get the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and others to acknowledge and act on their investigative proof of Bernie Madoff's Ponzi scheme, which scammed an estimated $18 billion, or $65 billion including fake returns, from investors. Despite a series of meetings over a number of years, the SEC ignored Markopolos and his associates or only gave the evidence a cursory investigation.
Interviewees
- Harry Markopolos
- Frank Casey
- Neil Chelo
- Michael Ocrant
- Gaytri Kachroo
Reception
On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 52 out of 100, based on 17 critics, indicating "mixed or average" reviews. Entertainment Weekly gave the film a B+ rating.
References
References
- Honeycutt, Kirk. (12 August 2011). "Chasing Madoff: Film Review". [[The Hollywood Reporter]].
- Tofel, Richard J.. (March 8, 2010). "Shadowing a Swindler; Early on, he figured out what Bernard Madoff was up to".
- "Cast". Choen Media (Flash Website, ergo need to search for ref).
- "Chasing Madoff". [[Fandango Media]].
- "Chasing Madoff Reviews". [[CBS Interactive]].
- Gleiberman, Owen. (26 August 2011). "Chasing Madoff". [[Time Inc.]].
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