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Rating: 7.3/10 by 1159 users

Frost/Nixon (2008)

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.

Directing:
  • Ron Howard
  • Sherry Gallarneau
Writing:
  • Peter Morgan
  • Peter Morgan
Stars:
Release Date: Wed, Oct 15, 2008

Rating: 7.3/10 by 1159 users

Alternative Title:
Frost Nixon - US
Frost Nixon - Il duello - IT
El desafio - Frost contra Nixon - ES
Frost - Nixon - US
Frost-Nixon - BR

Country:
France
United Kingdom
United States of America
Language:
English
Español
Runtime: 02 hour 02 minutes
Budget: $25,000,000
Revenue: $18,593,156

Plot Keyword: usa president, politics, 1970s, camera, lie, watergate scandal, scandal, richard nixon, reporter, writer
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Michael Sheen
David Frost
Frank Langella
Richard Nixon
Kevin Bacon
Jack Brennan
Sam Rockwell
James Reston Jr.
Oliver Platt
Bob Zelnick
Rebecca Hall
Caroline Cushing
Toby Jones
Swifty Lazar
Andy Milder
Frank Gannon
Gabriel Jarret
Ken Khachigian
Geoffrey Blake
Interview Director
Clint Howard
Lloyd Davis
Gavin Grazer
White House Director
Simon James
Frost Show Director
Eloy Casados
Manolo Sanchez
Jay White
Neil Diamond
Wil Albert
Sammy Cahn
Penny L. Moore
Lady with Dachshund
Mark Simich
Hugh Hefner
Janneke Williamson
Frost's Female Assistant
Yvette Rachelle
Farrah Fawcett

Jack

I watched this film without knowing almost anything about the actual events that are depicted in this film. What a surprise it was! The cast did an amazing job to reflect the actual characters in history while the director did a stellar job in representing it. Would I watch it again? I don't think so. Would I make my friends watch it? Definitely!

GenerationofSwine

I guess I'm giving it a 10 out of 10 for the acting, for the lighting, and for the attempt. In other words this is a movie that you want to watch, a movie that will probably be enjoyed (unless you find movies like this boring, and, if you do, you've already made up your mind not to watch it). However, it fails in the execution. Frost/Nixon should have been a struggle between minds, a chess game, and because of that it needed to have almost a paranoia to it. A tension that could be felt as one side attempted to take down the other. It missed the opportunity there. Possibly because it was only an interview, possibly because the results of which didn't really matter, either way it missed the tension boat and the film ultimately suffers for it. What could have been All the President's Men turned into something well done, but ultimately forgettable for failure to really develop the mood to set the pace. However, the acting was superb and the film certainly looks great. It is a pleasure to watch, it just never gets to the emotional level it needed to be brilliant and memorable.

CinemaSerf

Though it really only comes alive in the last half hour, this is still a powerful dramatisation of the setting up and execution of the interviews between the disgraced US President (Frank Langella) and the enthusiastic British talk show host (Michael Sheen). It was the latter who initiated a proposal with lawyer "Swifty" Lazar (Toby Jones) to suggest the president might like to tell his story. The Nixon camp considered Frost a bit of a manageable lightweight and decide that if he can raise the $600,000 cash, then why not? It takes a while to negotiate the terms, but by 1977 all is agreed and they sit down for the first in a series of two hour recordings. Despite a strong start, opinions seem to solidify around Frost being, indeed, a bit too weak to elicit anything newsworthy from his savvy political opponent. Luckily, Frost has the viscerally anti-Nixon James Reston (Sam Rockwell) in his camp and some serious research unearths things that are going to make it very difficult for Nixon to continue to try to remain as aloof and statesmanlike as he would like. It's Langella who really comes into his own as, believe it or not, he actually engenders a little sympathy towards the conclusion. That's all history so no jeopardy there, but I think the characterisation of the president was solid and engagingly delivered an image of a man who definitely believed in himself! Sheen is adequate, as is the weakly cast Matthew Macfadyen as producer John Birt and Kevin Bacon as Nixon's right hand man and borderline disciple Jack Brennan. The writing is occasionally potent here and as we are exposed to Ron Howard's version of events, it gradually becomes quite a compelling postulation to watch and opine about.


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