Few figures have reached the level of extreme notoriety like Bernard Madoff. In 2009, he became the face of Wall Street corruption, a financial super villain who pled guilty to orchestrating a $50 billion Ponzi scheme that affected everyone from large firms to individual investors. But as the documentary Chasing Madoff illustrates, for every villain there’s a hero, and the crusader in this case is Harry Markopolos.
Written, produced and directed by Jeff Prosserman, the film shows how Markopolos went from crunching numbers at a Boston firm to becoming the lead whistleblower in one of the biggest white-collar crimes in U.S. history. He first suspects the financier of fraud in 1999, but when his calls to action go unnoticed, he winds up the head of a frustrating decade-long investigation. Along the way, Markopolos assembles a dream team of experts that include colleague Frank Casey, business journalist Michael Ocrant and corporate lawyer Gaytri Kachroo,...
Written, produced and directed by Jeff Prosserman, the film shows how Markopolos went from crunching numbers at a Boston firm to becoming the lead whistleblower in one of the biggest white-collar crimes in U.S. history. He first suspects the financier of fraud in 1999, but when his calls to action go unnoticed, he winds up the head of a frustrating decade-long investigation. Along the way, Markopolos assembles a dream team of experts that include colleague Frank Casey, business journalist Michael Ocrant and corporate lawyer Gaytri Kachroo,...
- 4/11/2012
- by jpraup@gmail.com (thefilmstage.com)
- The Film Stage
Most of the world was rightly stunned and horrified when the actions of investor Bernard Madoff became public. The terrific new documentary by Jeff Prosserman, Chasing Madoff based on the book by Harry Markopolos, reminds us that not all the billions of dollars that Madoff swindled came from faceless firms and corporations-real human beings lost their life savings. And the real tragedy is that he could have been stopped nearly ten years before he was arrested. Aspects of this true story could not have been dreamed up by the most imaginative screenwriter.
The real focus of this work is Harry Markopolos. In the late nineties he was part of the Rampart investment firm of Boston. His boss, Frank Casey, wanted to attract the clients of a noted French businessman, Rene’-Thierry Magon de la Villehuchet. Magon said he only invested with an individual he would not name. Some research revealed...
The real focus of this work is Harry Markopolos. In the late nineties he was part of the Rampart investment firm of Boston. His boss, Frank Casey, wanted to attract the clients of a noted French businessman, Rene’-Thierry Magon de la Villehuchet. Magon said he only invested with an individual he would not name. Some research revealed...
- 9/2/2011
- by Jim Batts
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
See the first trailer for Chasing Madoff on Bernie Madoff and the investigators who tried to expose his elaborate ponzi scheme which scammed an estimated $18 billion from investors. The documentary includes interviews with Harry Markopolos as well as Frank Casey, Neil Chelo, Michael Ocrant, and Gaytri Kachroo. Cohen Media Group distributes the film which finds theaters on August 26th. At approximately 8:30am on December 11th, 2008 two federal agents entered the New York City penthouse of 133 East 64th Street and arrested Bernard Madoff, the admitted mastermind behind the largest act of financial fraud in world history. Ten years prior, Boston-based Securities Analyst Harry Markopolos discovered that Bernard L. Madoff Securities was a Ponzi scheme.
- 8/23/2011
- Upcoming-Movies.com
See the first trailer for Chasing Madoff on Bernie Madoff and the investigators who tried to expose his elaborate ponzi scheme which scammed an estimated $18 billion from investors. The documentary includes interviews with Harry Markopolos as well as Frank Casey, Neil Chelo, Michael Ocrant, and Gaytri Kachroo. Cohen Media Group distributes the film which finds theaters on August 26th. At approximately 8:30am on December 11th, 2008 two federal agents entered the New York City penthouse of 133 East 64th Street and arrested Bernard Madoff, the admitted mastermind behind the largest act of financial fraud in world history. Ten years prior, Boston-based Securities Analyst Harry Markopolos discovered that Bernard L. Madoff Securities was a Ponzi scheme.
- 8/23/2011
- Upcoming-Movies.com
After the poster premiere yesterday, Cohen Media Group has released the first official trailer for Chasing Madoff.
The documentary film is produced, written and directed by Jeff Prosserman, based on the New York Times best seller “No One Would Listen” by Harry Markopolos.
Here’s the synopsis for Chasing Madoff:
Chasing Madoff is the compelling story of Harry Markopolos and his team of investigator’s ten-year struggle to expose the harrowing truth behind the infamous Madoff scandal. Throughout the decade long investigation, Markopolos pieced together a chain of white-collar predators consisting of bankers, lieutenants, and henchmen, all linked to the devastating Ponzi scheme. With risk and danger apparent, Markopolos and his loyal team relentlessly continued to pursue the frightening truth. Finding himself trapped in a web of epic deceit, the once unassuming Boston securities analyst turned vigilante investigator now feared for his life and the safety of his family,...
The documentary film is produced, written and directed by Jeff Prosserman, based on the New York Times best seller “No One Would Listen” by Harry Markopolos.
Here’s the synopsis for Chasing Madoff:
Chasing Madoff is the compelling story of Harry Markopolos and his team of investigator’s ten-year struggle to expose the harrowing truth behind the infamous Madoff scandal. Throughout the decade long investigation, Markopolos pieced together a chain of white-collar predators consisting of bankers, lieutenants, and henchmen, all linked to the devastating Ponzi scheme. With risk and danger apparent, Markopolos and his loyal team relentlessly continued to pursue the frightening truth. Finding himself trapped in a web of epic deceit, the once unassuming Boston securities analyst turned vigilante investigator now feared for his life and the safety of his family,...
- 6/28/2011
- by Allan Ford
- Filmofilia
Today a new poster for the upcoming documentary film Chasing Madoff, which highlights the ten-year struggle to expose the truth behind the infamous Madoff Ponzi scheme scandal, has been released.
Chasing Madoff is the compelling story of Harry Markopolos and his team of investigator’s ten-year struggle to expose the harrowing truth behind the infamous Madoff scandal. Throughout the decade long investigation, Markopolos pieced together a chain of white-collar predators consisting of bankers, lieutenants, and henchmen, all linked to the devastating Ponzi scheme. With risk and danger apparent, Markopolos and his loyal team relentlessly continued to pursue the frightening truth. Finding himself trapped in a web of epic deceit, the once unassuming Boston securities analyst turned vigilante investigator now feared for his life and the safety of his family, as he discovered no one would listen.
The film is produced, written and directed by Jeff Prosserman, based on the New...
Chasing Madoff is the compelling story of Harry Markopolos and his team of investigator’s ten-year struggle to expose the harrowing truth behind the infamous Madoff scandal. Throughout the decade long investigation, Markopolos pieced together a chain of white-collar predators consisting of bankers, lieutenants, and henchmen, all linked to the devastating Ponzi scheme. With risk and danger apparent, Markopolos and his loyal team relentlessly continued to pursue the frightening truth. Finding himself trapped in a web of epic deceit, the once unassuming Boston securities analyst turned vigilante investigator now feared for his life and the safety of his family, as he discovered no one would listen.
The film is produced, written and directed by Jeff Prosserman, based on the New...
- 6/28/2011
- by Allan Ford
- Filmofilia
Toronto -- E1 Entertainment has picked up the Canadian and foreign sales rights to the Bernie Madoff whistleblower documentary "The Foxhounds," from director/producer Jeff Prosserman.
The picture, executive produced by former ThinkFilm execs Jeff Sackman and Randy Manis, along with Anton Nadler, is based on financial investigator Harry Markopolos' book "No One Would Listen: A True Financial Thriller."
The film will include interviews with Markopolos and fellow investigators Frank Casey, Neil Chelo, Michael Ocrant, and Gaytri Kachroo over how they pursued and exposed Bernie Madoff and his elaborate ponzi scheme for bilking investors out of $50 billion.
Sackman and Manis control the U.S. rights to the documentary, now in production.
The documentary is slated for a fall 2010 release.
The picture, executive produced by former ThinkFilm execs Jeff Sackman and Randy Manis, along with Anton Nadler, is based on financial investigator Harry Markopolos' book "No One Would Listen: A True Financial Thriller."
The film will include interviews with Markopolos and fellow investigators Frank Casey, Neil Chelo, Michael Ocrant, and Gaytri Kachroo over how they pursued and exposed Bernie Madoff and his elaborate ponzi scheme for bilking investors out of $50 billion.
Sackman and Manis control the U.S. rights to the documentary, now in production.
The documentary is slated for a fall 2010 release.
- 4/28/2010
- by By Etan Vlessing
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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