Search a film or person :
FacebookConnectionRegistration
American Tragedy is a film of genre Drama directed by Lawrence Schiller released in USA on 12 november 2000 with Ving Rhames

American Tragedy (2000)

American Tragedy
If you like this film, let us know!
  • Infos
  • Casting
  • Technical infos
  • Photos
  • Videos
  • Film quotes
  • Characters
  • Music
  • Awards
Released in USA 12 november 2000
Length 2h50
Directed by
Genres Drama,    Documentary
Rating54% 2.714742.714742.714742.714742.71474

American Tragedy is a 2000 miniseries broadcast on CBS that was based on the true story of the trial of O. J. Simpson for the murder of his ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend, Ronald Goldman in 1994. Ving Rhames starred as defense attorney Johnnie Cochran. The film was directed by Lawrence Schiller, and the screenplay was adapted from his bestselling book, American Tragedy: The Uncensored Story of the Simpson Defense, by noted novelist Norman Mailer, who had previously collaborate with Schiller on The Executioner's Song. 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. The film won a Satellite Award and was nominated for a Golden Globe Award.

Actors

Trailer of American Tragedy

Bluray, DVD

Streaming / VOD

Source : Wikidata

Comments


Leave comment :

Suggestions of similar film to American Tragedy

There are 239 films with the same actors, 7 films with the same director, 69276 with the same cinematographic genres (including 1029 with exactly the same 2 genres than American Tragedy), to have finally 70 suggestions of similar films.

If you liked American Tragedy, you will probably like those similar films :
The Plot to Kill Hitler, 1h29
Directed by Lawrence Schiller
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War
Themes Political films
Actors Brad Davis, Ian William Richardson, Michael Byrne, Rupert Graves, Helmut Griem, Vernon Dobtcheff
Rating61% 3.0949153.0949153.0949153.0949153.094915
The Plot to Kill Hitler is a historical re-creation of the 1944 attempt by several German High Command officers to assassinate Adolf Hitler and take control of the German government, with the ultimate intention of surrendering their country to the Allies. Led by Army Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg, this group of dedicated officers managed to plant a bomb, hidden in Stauffenberg's briefcase, in Hitler’s battlefield headquarters. By sheer luck, Hitler survived the blast and the SS quickly arrested and executed most of those involved.
Peter the Great (miniseries), 6h11
Directed by Marvin J. Chomsky, Lawrence Schiller
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Historical
Actors Maximilian Schell, Vanessa Redgrave, Jan Niklas, Ursula Andress, Omar Sharif, Laurence Olivier
Rating77% 3.8893453.8893453.8893453.8893453.889345
Russia at the dawn of the 18th century—a vast, chilling mysterious land, medieval in its character. A country led by a man whose curious, questing spirit is eager to learn all that is new. A monarch who brings his feudal country "kicking and screaming" into the modern world. A shrewd tsar and a visionary. Statesman, sailor, and shipbuilder. Military leader. A husband and a father. A man who dared to dream the impossible dream, and succeeded.
The Executioner's Song, 2h37
Directed by Lawrence Schiller
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography, Crime, Politic
Themes Films about capital punishment
Actors Tommy Lee Jones, Christine Lahti, Rosanna Arquette, Eli Wallach, Steven Keats, Jordan Clarke
Rating69% 3.4902253.4902253.4902253.4902253.490225
The movie is about the final nine months of Gary Gilmore's life. In April 1976, Gilmore, 35, was released from prison after serving 12 years for robbery in Indiana. He was flown to Utah to live with Brenda Nicol, a distant cousin of his who tries to help him find work. Gilmore soon meets and becomes romantically involved with Nicole Baker, a 19-year-old widow with two young children. Despite his efforts to reform himself, Gilmore's self-destructive behavior leads to him getting into fights, stealing items from stores and abusing drugs. After Nicole breaks up with him, he murders two men in two separate robberies. Gilmore is turned in by his cousin and is sentenced to death. Gilmore becomes a national media sensation after he fights to have his execution performed as soon as possible. On January 17, 1977, Gilmore is executed by the method he chose, firing squad, making him the first person to be judicially executed in the United States since Luis Monge died in the Colorado gas chamber June 2, 1967.
The Man Who Skied Down Everest, 1h26
Directed by Lawrence Schiller
Genres Documentary, Adventure
Themes Sports films, Documentary films about sports
Actors Douglas Rain
Rating70% 3.535943.535943.535943.535943.53594
Yuichiro Miura, un skieur japonais, a rêvé de littéralement skier sur le mont Everest. Il prévoyait de skier quelque 8 000 pieds sur un glacier glacé à un angle de 40 à 45 degrés, à partir du niveau de 26 000 pieds près du sommet. Le documentaire relate cet exploit incroyable et l'énorme tâche de gravir l'Everest lui-même. Le narrateur lit le journal que le skieur a tenu personnellement. Le film a été produit par le cinéaste canadien Budge Crawley avec les images réalisées pour le documentaire japonais original de 1970 (Eberesuto dai kakko). Crawley a remporté l'Oscar du meilleur long métrage documentaire pour cette photo.
Between the Lines, 1h41
Directed by Joan Micklin Silver
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy
Themes Films about writers, Films about journalists
Actors John Heard, Lindsay Crouse, Jeff Goldblum, Bruno Kirby, Jill Eikenberry, Marilu Henner
Rating65% 3.29033.29033.29033.29033.2903
The story revolves around a group of people who work at The Back Bay Mainline, an alternative newspaper in Boston.
Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight, 1h37
Directed by Stephen Frears
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography, Documentary
Themes Politique, Sports films, Martial arts films, Boxing films, Political films, Le boxe anglaise
Actors Christopher Plummer, Danny Glover, Frank Langella, Ed Begley Jr., Barry Levinson, Pablo Schreiber
Rating66% 3.346273.346273.346273.346273.34627
Le procès pour objection de conscience du boxeur Mohamed Ali jusqu'à la Cour suprême.
Nuremberg
Nuremberg (2000)

Directed by Yves Simoneau
Genres Drama, Documentary
Themes Films about religion, Political films, Films about Jews and Judaism
Actors Alec Baldwin, Christopher Plummer, Jill Hennessy, Brian Cox, Michael Ironside, Matt Craven
Rating73% 3.6506453.6506453.6506453.6506453.650645
Téléfilm relatant le procès de Nuremberg, après la Seconde Guerre mondiale, au cours duquel 22 hauts dirigeants du Troisième Reich furent jugés pour crime contre l'humanité notamment. L'un d'entre eux, Robert Ley (chef du Front allemand du travail), se suicidera avant le début du procès, réduisant à 21 le nombre des accusés.