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Frost/Nixon
“400 million people were waiting for the truth.”
Cast
Frank Langella
Richard Nixon
Michael Sheen
David Frost
Kevin Bacon
Jack Brennan
Rebecca Hall
Caroline Cushing
Toby Jones
Swifty Lazar
Matthew Macfadyen
John Birt
Oliver Platt
Bob Zelnick
Sam Rockwell
James Reston Jr.
Clint Howard
Lloyd Davis
Patty McCormack
Pat Nixon
Andy Milder
Frank Gannon
Kate Jennings Grant
Diane Sawyer
Eloy Casados
Manolo Sanchez
Gabriel Jarret
Ken Khachigian
Jim Meskimen
Ray Price
Geoffrey Blake
Interview Director
Rance Howard
Ollie
Gavin Grazer
White House Director
Simon James
Frost Show Director
Jay White
Neil Diamond
Synopsis
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. Likewise, Frost's team harboured doubts about their boss's ability to hold his own. But as the cameras rolled, a charged battle of wits resulted.
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