Frost/Nixon (2008) - Movie

Frost/Nixon (2008)
In 1977, three years after the Watergate scandal that ended his presidency, Richard Nixon (Frank Langella) selects British TV personality David Frost (Michael Sheen) to conduct a one-on-one, exclusive interview. Though Nixon believes it will be easy to mislead Frost, and the latter's own team doubts that he can stand up to the former president, what actually unfolds is an unexpectedly...
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Release Date: December 5th, 2008

DVD Release Date: April 21st, 2009

R |2 hr 2 min

Plot Summary

In 1977, three years after the Watergate scandal that ended his presidency, Richard Nixon (Frank Langella) selects British TV personality David Frost (Michael Sheen) to conduct a one-on-one, exclusive interview. Though Nixon believes it will be easy to mislead Frost, and the latter's own team doubts that he can stand up to the former president, what actually unfolds is an unexpectedly candid and revealing interview before the court of public opinion.

Cast: Frank Langella, Michael Sheen, Kevin Bacon, Rebecca Hall, Toby Jones, Matthew McFadyen, Oliver Platt, Sam Rockwell

Director: Ron Howard

Genres: Historical drama

Production Co: Working Title Films, Imagine Entertainment

Distributors: Universal Pictures

Keywords: Love interest, 1970s, Los Angeles, Witty, Hotel, Pursuit, Engaging

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Ratings & Reviews

100
Roger EbertChicago Sun-Times
Frank Langella and Michael Sheen do not attempt to mimic their characters, but to embody them. show more
70
Kirk HoneycuttThe Hollywood Reporter
Less a political movie than a boxing film without the gloves. show more
80
Bob MondelloNPR
A case is being made here that it wasn't really Frost who did Nixon in: It was Nixon's old nemesis, the TV camera. show more

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