Nutcracker: Money, Madness and Murder

Nutcracker: Money, Madness and Murder
Based on	by Shana Alexander
Written by	William Hanley
Directed by	Paul Bogart
Starring	Lee Remick
Theme music composer	Billy Goldenberg
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of episodes	3
Production
Producers	William Hanley
Cinematography	Isidore Mankofsky
Editors	Richard Bracken Jack Fegan
Running time	300 minutes
Production companies	Warner Bros. Television
Distributor	NBC
Release
Original release	March 22-24 1987

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.

Synopsis[]

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

Cast[]

• Lee Remick as Frances Schreuder
• Tate Donovan as Marc
• John Glover as Richard Behrens
• Linda Kelsey as Elaine
• as Larry
• G.D. Spradlin as Franklin Bradshaw
• Inga Swenson as Marilyn
• Elizabeth Wilson as Berenice Bradshaw
• David Ackroyd as Jones
• Lee de Broux as Van Dam
• Jonathan Frakes as Rosen
• Tony Musante as Vittorio
• Ben Hartigan as Minister

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[]

External links[]

• Nutcracker: Money, Madness and Murder at IMDb