Chasing Madoff
{{short description|2010 documentary film directed by Jeff Prosserman}}
{{Infobox film
| 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{{cite news|last=Honeycutt |first=Kirk |title=Chasing Madoff: Film Review |url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/chasing-madoff-film-review-222744 |work=The Hollywood Reporter |accessdate=16 March 2018 |date=12 August 2011}}
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|2010|11|19}}
| 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052748703936804575108180543849168|title=Shadowing a Swindler; Early on, he figured out what Bernard Madoff was up to|last=Tofel|first=Richard J.|date=March 8, 2010|website=Wall Street Journal Online|accessdate=January 4, 2019}}
Interviewees
- Harry Markopolos{{cite web|title=Cast |url=http://cohenmedia.net/main.html |work=Choen Media (Flash Website, ergo need to search for ref) |accessdate=28 August 2011}}
- Frank Casey
- Neil Chelo
- Michael Ocrant
- Gaytri Kachroo
Reception
{{Rotten Tomatoes prose|46|5.8|41|Chasing Madoff admirably highlights Harry Markopolos' perilous crusade against one of history's biggest frauds, but the documentary's disinterest in Madoff himself makes it feel like only half the story.}}{{cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/chasing_madoff |title=Chasing Madoff |work=Rotten Tomatoes |publisher=Fandango Media |access-date=February 21, 2023}} On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 52 out of 100, based on 17 critics, indicating "mixed or average" reviews.{{cite web |url=http://www.metacritic.com/movie/chasing-madoff |title=Chasing Madoff Reviews |work=Metacritic |publisher=CBS Interactive |accessdate=16 March 2018}} Entertainment Weekly gave the film a B+ rating.{{cite magazine|last=Gleiberman |first=Owen |title=Chasing Madoff |url=http://ew.com/article/2011/08/26/chasing-madoff/ |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |publisher=Time Inc. |accessdate=16 March 2018 |date=26 August 2011}}
References
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External links
- {{Official website|http://cohenmedia.net/films/chasing-madoff}}
- {{IMDb title|1636849|Chasing Madoff}}
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Category:Films about con artists
Category:Madoff investment scandal
Category:American documentary films
Category:2010 documentary films
Category:Documentary films about crime in the United States
Category:Fraud in the United States