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Nixon

  • 19951995
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  • 3h 12m
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Anthony Hopkins in Nixon (1995)
A biographical story of former U.S. President Richard Nixon, from his days as a young boy, to his eventual Presidency, which ended in shame.
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A biographical story of former U.S. President Richard Nixon, from his days as a young boy, to his eventual Presidency, which ended in shame.A biographical story of former U.S. President Richard Nixon, from his days as a young boy, to his eventual Presidency, which ended in shame.A biographical story of former U.S. President Richard Nixon, from his days as a young boy, to his eventual Presidency, which ended in shame.
IMDb RATING
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32K
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    • Oliver Stone
    • Stephen J. Rivele
    • Christopher Wilkinson
    • Oliver Stone
  • Stars
    • Anthony Hopkins
    • Joan Allen
    • Powers Boothe
    • Oliver Stone
    • Stephen J. Rivele
    • Christopher Wilkinson
    • Oliver Stone
  • Stars
    • Anthony Hopkins
    • Joan Allen
    • Powers Boothe
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 179User reviews
    • 81Critic reviews
    • 66Metascore
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    • Nominated for 4 Oscars

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    Anthony Hopkins
    Anthony Hopkins
    • Richard M. Nixon
    Joan Allen
    Joan Allen
    • Pat Nixon
    Powers Boothe
    Powers Boothe
    • Alexander Haig
    Ed Harris
    Ed Harris
    • E. Howard Hunt
    Bob Hoskins
    Bob Hoskins
    • J. Edgar Hoover
    E.G. Marshall
    E.G. Marshall
    • John Mitchell
    David Paymer
    David Paymer
    • Ron Ziegler
    David Hyde Pierce
    David Hyde Pierce
    • John Dean
    Paul Sorvino
    Paul Sorvino
    • Henry Kissinger
    Mary Steenburgen
    Mary Steenburgen
    • Hannah Nixon
    J.T. Walsh
    J.T. Walsh
    • John Ehrlichman
    James Woods
    James Woods
    • H.R. Haldeman
    Brian Bedford
    Brian Bedford
    • Clyde Tolson
    Kevin Dunn
    Kevin Dunn
    • Charles Colson
    Fyvush Finkel
    Fyvush Finkel
    • Murray Chotiner
    Annabeth Gish
    Annabeth Gish
    • Julie Nixon Eisenhower
    Tom Bower
    Tom Bower
    • Frank Nixon
    Tony Goldwyn
    Tony Goldwyn
    • Harold Nixon
      • Oliver Stone
      • Stephen J. Rivele
      • Christopher Wilkinson
      • Oliver Stone
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    • Trivia
      To gain the feel of Richard Nixon, Sir Anthony Hopkins watched on tape almost every speech Nixon ever made several times. He also met some people who knew Nixon who could lend Hopkins some insight on him.
    • Goofs
      The film shows Nixon signing his resignation letter the day before he leaves office and prior to it being publicly announced. Historically, Nixon informed the nation in an address the night before leaving office, and then signed the letter the next day, which was his last morning in the White House.
    • Quotes

      Richard M. Nixon: [to a portrait of Kennedy] When they look at you, they see what they want to be. When they look at me, they see what they are.

    • Alternate versions
      Letterbox video version features additional outtake footage, including a scene starring Sam Waterston as CIA director Richard Helms.
    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: Nixon/Jumanji/Heat/Mr. Holland's Opus/Sense and Sensibility/Othello (1995)
    • Soundtracks
      Menuetto
      from Schubert's "Symphony No. 2 in B Flat Major, D 125"

      Written by Franz Schubert

      Performed by Koninklijk Concertgebouworkest (as Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra)

      Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Conductor

      Courtesy of Teldec Classics International GmbH

      By arrangement with Warner Special Products

    User reviews179

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    8/10
    Compelling Portrayal Of The Former U.S. President
    In an overall solid cast, Anthony Hopkins shines in a powerful performance as Richard Nixon in this Oliver Stone film tracing the former president's life from his boyhood in California to his resignation as U.S. President in 1974.

    Nixon is seen as a troubled figure, insecure and paranoid, with few friends. An unhappy childhood, in which he refers to himself as his mother's "faithful dog," in fact does dog him his whole life, as he seeks to please a demanding ultra-religious mother (Mary Steenburgen)who had already died by the time he took office as President, but whose memory and expectations lived on. Nixon is burdened with an unhappy marriage to Pat (Joan Allen) - unhappy largely because of his own obsession with political success - and haunted by the ghost of John Kennedy, who defeated him for the presidency in 1960 and who Nixon could never live up to. Kennedy was loved; Nixon was hated - he could never get over that. A scene near the end of the movie demonstrates his feelings toward JFK as he looks at Kennedy's White House portrait: "They look at you and see what they want to be; they look at me and see who they are."

    Although the movie - as any review of Nixon's life will - revolves around Watergate, it provides a fascinating summary of his life, and of what added up to make him the troubled and lonely figure he really was. There's also typical Oliver Stone material as dark hints of conspiracy extending far beyond Watergate are inserted. Perhaps the most unsettling being a meeting Nixon has shortly before JFK's assassination with some supporters in Texas who are trying to convince him to run for the presidency again in 1964. Nixon protests that Kennedy can't be beaten in '64. A Cuban American present says ominously "What if Kennedy doesn't run in '64?"

    A truly fascinating portrayal of a fascinating man, even in the end somewhat sympathetic to Nixon as the film ends with his 1994 funeral service, some comments at that service by President Clinton and a summary of his career by a narrator pointing out his accomplishments. A last note: kudos to Paul Sorvino, who hit Henry Kissinger bang on.

    8/10
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    • Release date
      • January 5, 1996 (United States)
      • United States
      • Oliver Stone Official Site
      • English
      • Mandarin
      • Russian
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    • Filming locations
      • Santa Anita Park & Racetrack - 285 West Huntington Drive, Arcadia, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Hollywood Pictures
      • Illusion Entertainment
      • Cinergi Pictures Entertainment
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    • 3 hours 12 minutes
      • Color
      • Black and White
      • Dolby Digital

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