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Frost/Nixon is a 2008 biographical drama film directed by Ron Howard and written by Peter Morgan. The cast includes Frank Langella, Kevin Bacon, Toby Jones, and Oliver Platt. Produced by Ron Howard, Brian Grazer, Eric Fellner, and Tim Bevan, the film was distributed by Netflix. It was produced by Working Title Films, Imagine Entertainment, StudioCanal, and Relativity Media, with Universal Pictures also listed among the companies. The film has a runtime of 122 minutes and is in the English language.
The narrative is set in Sydney, Washington, D.C., and Los Angeles, California. The film originated in France, the United States, and the United Kingdom. It received an R rating and was nominated for five Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Director, and Best Film Editing. The film has a Metascore of 80 and a Rotten Tomatoes rating of 93%.
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7.3For 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.
Cast
- Frank Langella as Richard Nixon
- Michael Sheen as David Frost
- Kevin Bacon as Jack Brennan
- Rebecca Hall as Caroline Cushing
- Toby Jones as Swifty Lazar
- Matthew Macfadyen as John Birt
Themes
- usa president
- politics
- 1970s
- camera
- lie
- watergate scandal
- scandal
- richard nixon
- reporter
- writer
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Ratings
IMDb
7.6/10
115,313 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
93%
Metacritic
80/100
- Year
- 2008
- Runtime
- 122 min
- Genres
- Biography, Drama, History
- Rated
- R
- Awards
- Nominated for 5 Oscars. 23 wins & 81 nominations total
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Ron Howard
- Screenplay by
- Peter Morgan
- Based on
- Frost/Nixon , by Peter Morgan
- Produced by
- Brian Grazer Ron Howard Tim Bevan Eric Fellner
- Starring
- Frank Langella Michael Sheen Kevin Bacon Rebecca Hall Toby Jones Matthew Macfadyen Oliver Platt Sam Rockwell
- Cinematography
- Salvatore Totino
- Edited by
- Daniel P. Hanley Mike Hill
- Music by
- Hans Zimmer
- Production companies
- Imagine Entertainment Working Title Films StudioCanal Relativity Media
- Distributed by
- Universal Pictures (international), StudioCanal (France)
- Release dates
- October 15, 2008 ( 2008-10-15 ) ( London ) December 5, 2008 ( 2008-12-05 ) (United States) January 23, 2009 ( 2009-01-23 ) (United Kingdom) April 1, 2009 ( 2009-04-01 ) (France)
- Running time
- 122 minutes
- Countries
- United States United Kingdom France
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $25 million
- Box office
- $27.4 million
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- biographical film
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
- Original language
- English language
- Based on
- Frost/Nixon
- Director
- Ron Howard
- Screenwriter
- Peter Morgan
- Composer
- Hans Zimmer
- Producer
- Tim Bevan
- Production company
- Relativity Media
- Cinematographer
- Salvatore Totino
- Narrative location
- California
- Duration
- 122
- FilmAffinity ID
- 772368
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Official website
- www.cinema.universalpictures.it/website/frostnixon
- Image
- Frost-Nixon-Actors.jpg
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- publication date
- 2009-02-05
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay
- title
- Frost/Nixon
- executive producer
- Peter Morgan
- distributed by
- Netflix
- film editor
- Mike Hill
- Commons category
- Frost/Nixon (film)
- after a work by
- Peter Morgan
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 80/100
- characters
- Gerald Ford
- set during recurring event
- Washington's Birthday
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Encyclopedic overview
Frost/Nixon is a 2008 historical drama film based on the 2006 play by Peter Morgan, who also adapted the screenplay. The film tells the story behind the Frost/Nixon interviews of 1977. The film was directed by Ron Howard. A co-production of the United States, the United Kingdom and France, the film was produced for Universal Pictures by Howard, Brian Grazer of Imagine Entertainment, and Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner of Working Title Films, and received five Oscar nominations, including Best Picture, Best Actor, and Best Director.
The film reunites the original two stars from the West End and Broadway productions of the play: Michael Sheen as British television broadcaster David Frost and Frank Langella as former United States President Richard Nixon.
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