Reception
The miniseries received mixed reviews but was nominated for an Emmy for Best Miniseries. Peter O'Toole was also nominated for an Emmy in the supporting actor in a TV movie or miniseries category. The miniseries won Emmys for Art Direction and Sound Editing.
The New York Times said "The filmmakers worked so hard to be tasteful and responsible that they robbed their film of suspense, drama and passion" but praised the performances of Peter O'Toole, Julianna Margulies and Liev Schreiber.
David Wiegand of the San Francisco Chronicle gave it a positive review, praising Carlyle's performance as "brilliant".
Entertainment Weekly gave it a bad review, calling it "wobbly, poorly organized".
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