American Tragedy Movie Review 2000

Remember the O.J. Simpson trial? Well, if you don't, this cable drama is here to remind you as it explores the egos and infighting of Simpson's four defense lawyers: Johnny Cochran (Rhames), Bob Shapiro (Silver), F. Lee Bailey (Plummer), and Barry Scheck (Kirby). Based on the book by Schiller, who also directed.

Distribution

CinemaNow, 4553 Glencoe Ave., Ste. 200, Marina Del Rey, CA 90292, URL: http://www.cinemanow.com, Remarks: Formerly known as Lions Gate Home Entertainment

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 170 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Order in the Court, Law & Lawyers, True Crime, Mass Media

Screenplay

Norman Mailer

Cast

Ving Rhames, Ron Silver, Christopher Plummer, Bruno Kirby, Nicholas Pryor, Robert LuPone, Ruben Santiago-Hudson, Richard Cox, Clyde Kusatsu, Jeff Kober

Cinematography

Bruce Surtees

Director

Lawrence Schiller

Music

Bill Conti