Blind Ambition (1979– )

Television series docu-drama traces the career of John Dean, special counsel of president Nixon.

Stars:

Ralph Byers, K Callan, Michael Callan

Nominated for 1 Golden Globe. Another 3 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Ralph Byers	...	Hugh Sloan
K Callan	...	Mrs. Kleindienst
Michael Callan	...	Charles Colson
Larry Carroll	...	TV Commentator
Lonny Chapman	...	L. Patrick Gray
Al Checco	...	Judge John Sirica
Cathleen Cordell	...	Pat Nixon (1979)
Howard Culver
William Daniels	...	G. Gordon Liddy
Clifford David	...	Fielding
Brian Farrell	...	Kehrli
Ed Flanders	...	Charles Shaffer
Fred Grandy	...	Donald Segretti
James Greene	...	E. Howard Hunt
Christopher Guest	...	Jeb Stuart Magruder

Storyline

Television series docu-drama traces the career of John Dean, special counsel of president Nixon.

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Plot Keywords:

president | government | watergate | washington d.c. | politics | 

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Genres:

Biography | Drama

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

20 May 1979 (USA)

Also Known As:

The John Dean Story

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Talent Associates

Technical Specs

Runtime:

480 min 480 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Martin Sheen's father, Francisco Estevez, died prior to the series' premiere. Sheen was unable to attend the funeral, so he mourned his father in the scene in which John Dean cries in his jail cell.

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Connections

Featured in Saturday Night Live: Buck Henry/Bette Midler (1979)

User Reviews

Riveting and true account of Watergate; 8 hours long, but zooms by.

This mini-series is the quintessence of the entire Watergate story. It lasts 8 hours in 2-hour pieces (with commercials). John Dean was the person who was at the very heart of the cover-up. The movie is based upon his book, also titled "Blind Ambition". The book is seen by most historians as the exhaustive presentation of all the incidents surrounding the break-in and the cover-up. This is riveting, and gives full portraits of the 20 or so characters who were the players in the Watergate story.