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The Martha Mitchell Effect

  • 20222022
  • PGPG
  • 40m
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
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The Martha Mitchell Effect (2022)
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The Cabinet wife who spoke out during Watergate and the Nixon administration's campaign to gaslight her into silence.The Cabinet wife who spoke out during Watergate and the Nixon administration's campaign to gaslight her into silence.The Cabinet wife who spoke out during Watergate and the Nixon administration's campaign to gaslight her into silence.
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
370
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
18,746
3,993
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    • Directors
      • Anne Alvergue
      • Debra McClutchy
    • Stars
      • Martha Mitchell(archive footage)
      • Dwight Chapin(voice)
      • Connie Chung(voice)
    Top credits
    • Directors
      • Anne Alvergue
      • Debra McClutchy
    • Stars
      • Martha Mitchell(archive footage)
      • Dwight Chapin(voice)
      • Connie Chung(voice)
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    • 5User reviews
    • 11Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

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    Martha Mitchell and Howard K. Smith in The Martha Mitchell Effect (2022)
    John Mitchell, Martha Mitchell, and Roger Mudd in The Martha Mitchell Effect (2022)
    Martha Mitchell in The Martha Mitchell Effect (2022)
    Martha Mitchell in The Martha Mitchell Effect (2022)
    The Martha Mitchell Effect (2022)
    Martha Mitchell and June Dankworth in The Martha Mitchell Effect (2022)
    David Brinkley and Martha Mitchell in The Martha Mitchell Effect (2022)
    Martha Mitchell in The Martha Mitchell Effect (2022)
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    Martha Mitchell
    Martha Mitchell
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    Dwight Chapin
    Dwight Chapin
    • Self - Deputy Assistant to President Nixon
    • (voice)
    Connie Chung
    Connie Chung
    • Self - Journalist, CBS News
    • (voice)
    Piper Dankworth
    • Self - Family Friend
    • (voice)
    John Dean
    John Dean
    • Self - White House Counsel
    • (voice)
    Sally Quinn
    Sally Quinn
    • Self - Journalist, The Washington Post
    • (voice)
    Bob Woodward
    Bob Woodward
    • Self - Journalist, The Washington Post
    • (voice)
    Bonnie Angelo
    Bonnie Angelo
    • Self - Washington Correspondent, Time Magazine
    • (archive footage)
    John Chancellor
    John Chancellor
    • Self - Anchor, NBC Nightly News
    • (archive footage)
    Walter Cronkite
    Walter Cronkite
    • Self - Anchor, CBS Evening News with Walter Cronkite
    • (archive footage)
    June Dankworth
    June Dankworth
    • Self - Friend of Martha
    • (archive footage)
    Mike Douglas
    Mike Douglas
    • Self - Host, The Mike Douglas Show
    • (archive footage)
    David Frost
    David Frost
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    J. William Fulbright
    J. William Fulbright
    • Self - Senator from Arkansas
    • (archive footage)
    • (as Sen. J. William Fulbright)
    H.R. Haldeman
    H.R. Haldeman
    • Self - White House Chief of Staff
    • (archive footage)
    Dan Romaine Kirkham
    • Self - Hotel On-Call Doctor
    • (voice)
    • (as Dr. Dan Romaine Kirkham)
    Fred La Rue
    • Self - Political Advisor to John Mitchell
    • (archive footage)
    Jeb Magruder
    Jeb Magruder
    • Self - Committee for the Re-Election of the President
    • (archive footage)
    • Directors
      • Anne Alvergue
      • Debra McClutchy
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    2/10
    Mountain out of a molehill
    Being European and of a younger generation I had never heard of Mrs. Mitchell but I thought the documentary may be interesting because of the Watergate connection. Turns out it was rather exploitative of the current fashion of putting a woman center stage, even if her part in the story was at best marginal.

    What I learned from this is that Mrs. Mitchell was a loudmouth who craved attention and who managed to turn a national scandal into personal drama. She was described as an alcoholic and, with due respect, she looked and sounded slightly intoxicated in a couple of interviews. The fact that her enemy was the despicable Nixon doesn't make her a heroine or a particularly palatable character... and what was that "My husband abandoned me in California!" Couldn't she organize her own transport instead of whining on the phone?

    Finally, apart from her generic blabbering about her husband and Nixon doing "horrible things", these things always remained unspecified and I doubt she knew much about the real goings on, even if the biased narrative wants to make it look like Mrs. Mitchell was the direct responsibility of Nixon's downfall.
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    • Jun 21, 2022

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    • Release date
      • June 17, 2022 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official Netflix
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Ефект Марти Мітчелл
    • Production companies
      • Foothill Productions
      • Outspoken Films
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    • Runtime
      40 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital

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