Nutcracker: Money, Madness and Murder

Nutcracker: Money, Madness and Murder is a 1987 miniseries directed by Paul Bogart based on the book Nutcracker: Money, Madness, Murder: A Family Album by Shana Alexander that tells the story of Frances Schreuder.

Nutcracker: Money, Madness and Murder
Based onNutcracker: Money, Madness, Murder: A Family Album by Shana Alexander
Written byWilliam Hanley
Directed byPaul Bogart
StarringLee Remick
Theme music composerBilly Goldenberg
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of episodes3
Production
ProducersWilliam Beaudine Jr.
William Hanley
Chuck McLain
Tracy Wolff-Hughes
CinematographyIsidore Mankofsky
EditorsRichard Bracken
Jack Fegan
Running time300 minutes
Production companiesGreen Arrow Productions
Warner Bros. Television
DistributorNBC
Release
Original releaseMarch 22-24 1987

Synopsis

New York City resident and wannabe socialite Frances Berenice Schreuder, ~nee Bradshaw, plots the murder of her multi-millionaire father Franklin Bradshaw.

Cast

Reception

Critics from The Los Angeles Times and The New York Times both noted that this was the second of two miniseries adaptations of the Frances Schreuder story, the earlier adaptation being At Mother's Request.[1][2]

Accolades

Lee Remick was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie and John Glover was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie at the 39th Primetime Emmy Awards.

References

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