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Who Is Clark Rockefeller?

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Who Is Clark Rockefeller?
Film poster
Written byEdithe Swensen
Directed byMikael Salomon
StarringEric McCormack
Sherry Stringfield
Theme music composerJeff Toyne
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
ProducersEdithe Swensen
John M. Eckert
CinematographyJohn Dyer
EditorMichael D. Ornstein
Running time120 minutes
Production companySony Pictures Television
Original release
NetworkLifetime Television
ReleaseMarch 13, 2010 (2010-03-13)

Who Is Clark Rockefeller? is a 2010 American police procedural television film directed by Mikael Salomon and written and co-produced by Edithe Swensen. It stars Eric McCormack as Christian Gerhartsreiter/Clark Rockefeller and Sherry Stringfield as Sandra Boss.

The film is based on the life of Christian Gerhartsreiter, a German con artist who for years impersonated many people, at one point claiming to be part of the Rockefeller family going by the faux name "Clark Rockefeller", and kidnapping his daughter.

Filming took place in Toronto in October 2009 and was released on March 13, 2010 on the Lifetime network to mixed reviews.[1][2]

Premise

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Christian Karl Gerhartsreiter, also known as "Clark Rockefeller," was a master imposter who successfully posed as various individuals, including a television host and a Pentagon advisor, before claiming to be a member of the famous Rockefeller family. He used his fabricated high society status to win the affections of Sandra Boss, a wealthy businesswoman, and the two eventually married and had a child. However, their relationship ended in divorce and custody battles, leading Clark to abduct their daughter. The incident ultimately exposed Clark's fraudulent past and raised questions about his true identity and the extent of his deception.

Cast

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Reviews

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The film was met with mixed reviews. Brian Lowry of Variety said, "Who Is Clark Rockefeller? plays a bit like The Great Imposter, only with a woman caught up in the 'She's young, beautiful — and she married a con man!' scenario in the best Lifetime tradition. Sherry Stringfield stars as the hapless gal, whose character would be more sympathetic if she hadn't agreed to call her daughter 'Snooks'." He went on to praise McCormack's performance by saying, "But the real kitsch factor resides in Eric McCormack's performance as the suave charmer, which adds an element of high camp to the proceedings.[1] Mike Hale of The New York Times said in his review that, "As a mystery and a police procedural, Who Is Clark Rockefeller? attains glossy mediocrity, but every few minutes Mr. McCormack shows up and says something like, 'You were tedious about money when I married you, and you're still tedious,' and it feels like Will & Grace all over again." He went on to praise Stringfield's performance by saying, "[she] gives a dignified, believable performance as Sandra Boss."[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b Lowry, Brian (March 10, 2010). "Who Is Clark Rockefeller? TV Show Reviews". Variety. Archived from the original on June 29, 2011. Retrieved April 26, 2010.
  2. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (September 13, 2009). "Eric McCormack lines up two projects". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on September 23, 2009. Retrieved April 26, 2010.
  3. ^ Albiniak, Paige (March 7, 2010). "Phony Rockefeller". New York Post. Archived from the original on June 5, 2011. Retrieved April 26, 2010.
  4. ^ Heslam, Jessica (February 23, 2010). "Actor marvels at Crockefeller's 'twists and turns'". Boston Herald. Archived from the original on February 26, 2010. Retrieved February 23, 2010.
  5. ^ Hale, Mike (March 12, 2010). "He Could Sell a Bridge Over the East River". The New York Times. Retrieved April 26, 2010.

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