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American Tragedy is a 2000 TV movie broadcast on CBS from November 12, 2000 to November 15, 2000, that is based on the O. J. Simpson murder case for the 1994 murder of his ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend, Ron Goldman. Ving Rhames starred as defense attorney Johnnie Cochran. It was directed by Lawrence Schiller, and the screenplay was adapted from Schiller's book, American Tragedy: The Uncensored Story of the Simpson Defense, by novelist Norman Mailer, who had previously collaborated with Schiller on The Executioner's Song. It was produced by Fox Television Studios. 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 its broadcast. It won a Satellite Award and was nominated for a Golden Globe Award.
Original Release
11/12/2000
US Release
11/12/2000
Cast
Name | Character |
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Ving Rhames | Johnnie Cochran |
Ron Silver | Robert Shapiro |
Bruno Kirby | Barry Scheck |
Darryl Alan Reed | Carl Douglas |
Nicholas Pryor | Gerry Uelman |
Robert LuPone | Robert Kardashian |
Ruben Santiago-Hudson | Christopher Darden |
Diana LaMar | Marcia Clark |
Sandra Prosper | Shawn Chapman |
Clyde Kusatsu | Judge Lance Ito |
Directors
Writers
Lawrence Schiller, James Willwerth, Norman Mailer
Cast
Name | Character |
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Ving Rhames | Johnnie Cochran |
Ron Silver | Robert Shapiro |
Bruno Kirby | Barry Scheck |
Darryl Alan Reed | Carl Douglas |
Nicholas Pryor | Gerry Uelman |
Robert LuPone | Robert Kardashian |
Ruben Santiago-Hudson | Christopher Darden |
Diana LaMar | Marcia Clark |
Sandra Prosper | Shawn Chapman |
Clyde Kusatsu | Judge Lance Ito |
Christopher Plummer | F. Lee Bailey |
Richard Cox | Alan Dershowitz |
Sandra Thigpen | Jeanette Harris |
Cordelia Richards | Jo-Ellan Dimitrius |
Francis Guinan | Bill Hodgman |
Jeff Kober | Bill Pavelic |
Peter MacKenzie | Bill Blasier |
Jim Lau | Dr. Henry Lee |
Charles L. Lindner | Self |
Davenia McFadden | Gail Jones |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Tom Fontana | Executive Producer |
Barry Levinson | Executive Producer |
Lawrence Schiller | Executive Producer |
Lawrence Schiller | Producer |
Lynn Raynor | Producer |
Jonas Thaler | Producer |
Tom Topor | Producer |
Editors
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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2001 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television | Nominated |