Title Bernie Overview In this true story in the tiny, rural town of Carthage, TX, assistant funeral director Bernie Tiede was one of the town's most beloved residents. Everyone loved and appreciated Bernie, and it came as no surprise when he befriended Marjorie Nugent, an affluent widow who was as well known for her sour attitude as her fortune. Until that day news came that Marjorie Nugent had been dead for some time, and Bernie Tiede was being charged with the murder. Tagline A story so unbelievable it must be true. Genres Comedy, Crime, Drama Keywords prison visit, funeral director, funeral home, amateur theater, embezzlement, missing persons case, hidden corpse, estranged family member, jury trial, hick, stock broker, corpse in freezer, confession of crime, duringcreditsstinger Production Companies Castle Rock Entertainment, Horsethief Pictures, Mandalay Vision, Wind Dancer Productions, Detour Filmproduction Production Countries United States of America Spoken Languages English Original Language en Runtime minutes 100 Release Year 2012
Worldwide box office revenue: approximately 9 million USD