Today’s movie is a drama with a
scene that happens on March 28. Watch this film tonight and enjoy.
FROST/NIXON
Nixon resigns from the presidency and is pardoned by Ford.
Hoping for a ‘big’ interview David Frost decides to interview him. Nixon hopes
to use the interviews to rehabilitate himself. Frost tries to sell the
interviews to the networks but fails. He then syndicates them. He hires two
researchers to investigate Nixon, who has people investigate Frost. In the
initial interviews, Nixon is in control by keeping the focus on his success and
giving long, rambling monologues of answers. For example on the one of March
28, 1977 Nixon rambles on about foreign policy, causing Frost and his
associates to argue about the success of the interviews. [1:12:13 to 1:15:29] When his Australian
show is cancelled Frost is depressed. An inebriated Nixon calls him and tries
to get inside his head by telling him the last interview will break one of
them. This energizes Frost, who takes control in the last interview and gets
Nixon to confess that he broke the law during Watergate and participated in a
cover up. Frost’s career is revived, while Nixon is isolated for the rest of
his life.
An interesting film. Gives some insight into the private
Nixon. Also reveals the behind the scenes world of television news.
Date given in film at 1:12:16
Producer - Ron Howard, Brian Grazer, Tim Bevan, Eric
Fellner
Director - Ron Howard
Screenplay - Peter Morgan
Awards - The film was nominated for the Best Picture, Best
Actor (Langella), Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Director and Best Editing
Oscars.
Runtime - 2 hours 3 minutes
Released - October 15, 2008
Starring -
Frank Langella as Richard Nixon
Michael Sheen as David Frost
Kevin Bacon as Jack Brennan
Oliver Platt as Bob Zelnick
Sam Rockwell as James Reston Jr.
Matthew Macfadyen as John Birt
Rebecca Hall as Caroline Cushing
Patty McCormack as Pat Nixon
Toby Jones as Swifty Lazar
Andy Milder as Frank Gannon
Copyright by Ivan Walters in 2015.
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