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2008 Fall/Holiday Preview: #17. Frost/Nixon

This might be an ideal post-mortem treat after the results of November’s U.S presidency election.
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#17. Frost/Nixon

Director: Ron Howard
Writers: Peter Morgan
Producers: Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Brian Grazer and Howard
Distributor: Universal Pictures

The Gist: Written by Peter Morgan, this is based on the play and true event of Richard Nixon, the disgraced president with a legacy to save, and David Frost, a jet-setting television personality with a name to make. 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.

Fact: Actors Frank Langella and Michael Sheen were part of the Broadway show version.

See It: This might be an ideal post-mortem treat after the results of November’s U.S presidency election.

Release Date/Status?: Wide release on December 5th.

 
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Eric Lavallée is the founder, CEO, editor-in-chief, film journalist and critic at IONCINEMA.com (founded in 2000). Eric is a regular at Sundance, Cannes and TIFF. He has a BFA in Film Studies at the Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema. In 2013 he served as a Narrative Competition Jury Member at the SXSW Film Festival. He was an associate producer on Mark Jackson's This Teacher (2018 LA Film Festival, 2018 BFI London). In 2022 he served as a New Flesh Comp for Best First Feature at the 2022 Fantasia Intl. Film Festival. Current top films for 2022 include Tár (Todd Field), All That Breathes (Shaunak Sen), Aftersun (Charlotte Wells).

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