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Frost/Nixon (2008)
7.8
Ratings: 7.8/10 from 54,831 users
Metascore:
80/100
Reviews: 227 user | 280 critic | 38 from Metacritic.com A dramatic retelling of the post-Watergate television interviews between British talk-show host David Frost and former president Richard Nixon. Director:Ron Howard |
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| Frank Langella | ... | ||
| Michael Sheen | ... | ||
| Sam Rockwell | ... | ||
| Kevin Bacon | ... | ||
| Matthew Macfadyen | ... | ||
| Oliver Platt | ... | ||
| Rebecca Hall | ... | ||
| Toby Jones | ... | ||
| Andy Milder | ... | ||
| Kate Jennings Grant | ... | ||
| Gabriel Jarret | ... | ||
| Jim Meskimen | ... | ||
| Patty McCormack | ... | ||
| Geoffrey Blake | ... |
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| Clint Howard | ... | ||
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Storyline
Writer Peter Morgan's legendary battle between Richard Nixon, the disgraced president with a legacy to save, and David Frost, a jet-setting television personality with a name to make, in the story of the historic encounter that changed both their lives. For three years after being forced from office, Nixon remained silent. But in summer 1977, the steely, cunning former commander-in-chief agreed to sit for one all-inclusive interview to confront the questions of his time in office and the Watergate scandal that ended his presidency. Nixon surprised everyone in selecting Frost as his televised confessor, intending to easily outfox the breezy British showman and secure a place in the hearts and minds of Americans (as well as a $600,000 fee). Likewise, Frost's team harbored doubts about their boss' ability to hold his own. But as cameras rolled, a charged battle of wits resulted. Written by alfiehitchie
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Frost/Nixon, l'heure de vérité See more »Filming Locations:
Beverly Hilton Hotel - 9876 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, California, USA See more »Box Office
Budget:
$35,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$180,708 (USA) (7 December 2008) (3 Screens)Gross:
$18,593,156 (USA) (22 March 2009)Company Credits
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David Frost: Why didn't you burn the tapes?
Richard Nixon: I didn't want to take any questions on Watergate!
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Written by Sammy Cahn, Jimmy Van Heusen (as James Van Heusen)
(Performed at a nightclub visited by David Frost and associates) See more »
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In 1977, the year of the actual David Frost and Richard Nixon interviews, Ron Howard was directing his first feature film, Grand Theft Auto. See more »Goofs
Continuity: In the scene on the final day where Brennan follows Nixon into the side room, the door is closed, and the Secret Service agent on the right hand side signals two, as in two entered the room. When the camera angle changes to get Frost reaction, the same agent is motioning two again. There would not be a need for the agent to twice motion that two people had entered the room. See more »Quotes
[from trailer]David Frost: Why didn't you burn the tapes?
Richard Nixon: I didn't want to take any questions on Watergate!
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Crazy Credits
Michael Sheen and Frank Langella are credited simultaneously before the title. Sheen's name is on a lower level, but further to the left; while Langella's is higher up, but pushed to the right. Therefore, depending on whether you read the card top-to-bottom or left-to-right, either actor can be seen as being credited first. See more »Soundtracks
"Love and Marriage"Written by Sammy Cahn, Jimmy Van Heusen (as James Van Heusen)
(Performed at a nightclub visited by David Frost and associates) See more »
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