American Tragedy (film)

American Tragedy
Directed by	Lawrence Schiller
Produced by	Lawrence Schiller Lynn Raynor
Written by	Book: Lawrence Schiller James Willwerth Teleplay: Norman Mailer
Starring	Ving Rhames Ron Silver Bruno Kirby Raymond Forchion Christopher Plummer Richard Cox
Music by	Bill Conti
Cinematography	Bruce Surtees
Edited by	Katina Zinner Peter Zinner
Release dates	2000
Running time	170 minutes
Country	United States

American Tragedy is a 2000 miniseries broadcast on the CBS Television Network from November 12, 2000 to November 15, 2000, that was based on the true story of the trial of O. J. Simpson for the 1994 murder of his ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend, Ronald Goldman. Ving Rhames starred as defense attorney Johnnie Cochran. The film was directed by Lawrence Schiller, and the screenplay was adapted from the bestselling book, American Tragedy: The Uncensored Story of the Simpson Defense, by noted novelist Norman Mailer, who had previously collaborated with Schiller on The Executioner's Song.^[1] Mailer publicly criticized CBS for its promotion of the miniseries, which used ads that focused on the fact that Simpson tried unsuccessfully to have the courts block the broadcast of the film.^[2] The film won a Satellite Award and was nominated for a Golden Globe Award.^[3]

References

1. Tucker, Ken (November 10, 2000). "TV Review: American Tragedy". Entertainment Weekly.
2. Gay, Jason (November 27, 2000). "Norman Mailer to CBS: You Blew It!". The New York Observer.
3. "American Tragedy (2000 TV Movie) — Awards". Internet Movie Database.

External links

• American Tragedy at the Internet Movie Database