Bill Cosby: Fall of an American Icon
The fascinating story of how one of Hollywood's brightest and wealthiest stars finally came to face a criminal trial for sexual assault a decade after the accusations were made.
This film tells the fascinating story of how one of Hollywood's brightest and wealthiest stars finally came to face a criminal trial for sexual assault a decade after the accusations were made. On June 5th 2017, Bill Cosby faced trial charged with sexual assault. A mistrial was declared after the jury was deadlocked.
From the start of his career in 1960s, Cosby was on a trajectory to become one of the biggest television stars in the world. The eponymous Cosby Show, with Bill's alter ego Cliff Huxtable as the lead, was his career's crowning glory. With its affluent, happy black family at its heart, it redefined the way African-American families were represented on television. During this period, Cosby also became a huge philanthropist, donating millions to African-American causes.
But throughout his career, Bill was allegedly privately drugging and raping women with impunity. This film explores why it took so long for allegations about Bill Cosby to be taken seriously, and hears extraordinary testimony from the journalists, co-stars and the accusers who fought for years for this dark side of the Cosby story to be heard.
Containing interviews with those who knew Cosby professionally and personally, such as Richard Pryor's widow Jennifer Lee Pryor, actor Joseph C. Phillips as well as accusers, fellow Cosby actor Lili Bernard, and former actor and Playboy Bunny, Victoria Valentino.
After this film was first transmitted Cosby faced retrial in April 2018. He was found guilty of three counts of sexual assault.
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Clips
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Cosby accuser, Lili Bernard speak out
Duration: 01:01
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Cosby accuser, Victoria Valentino speaks out
Duration: 00:36
Music Played
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Nina Simone
I Put A Spell On You (Album Version)
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Not Credited
I Spy
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Stu Gardner & Bill Cosby
Kiss Me
Theme from The Cosby Show
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Ray Charles
(Night Time Is) The Right Time
Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Executive Producer | Lucy Pilkington |
Producer | Ricardo Pollack |
Director | Ricardo Pollack |
Producer | Vanessa Moussa |
Editor | Andrew Rushton |
Interviewed Guest | Victoria Valentino |
Interviewed Guest | James Poniewozik |
Interviewed Guest | Joseph C Phillips |
Interviewed Guest | Lynn Norment |
Interviewed Guest | Jennifer Lee Pryor |
Interviewed Guest | Robert Huber |
Interviewed Guest | Rebecca Traister |
Interviewed Guest | Lili Bernard |
Interviewed Guest | Maryclaire Dale |
Interviewed Guest | Beth Ferrier |
Interviewed Guest | Dan McQuade |
Interviewed Guest | Gloria Allred |
Production Company | Sugar Films |