Frost/Nixon by Ron Howard
Directed by: Ron Howard
Written by: Peter Morgan
Produced by: Eric Fellner, Tim Bevan, Brian Grazer, Ron Howard
Executive Producer: Matthew Byam-Shaw, Karen Kehela-Sherwood, David Bernardi, Debra Hayward, Liza Chasin, Todd Hallowell
Cast: Frank Langella, Michael Sheen, Sam Rockwell, Toby Jones
Synopsis:
For three years after being forced from office, Nixon remained silent. But in summer 1977, the steely, cunning former commander-in-ch...
SYNOPSIS:For three years after being forced from office, Richard Nixon (Frank Langella) remains silent. But in summer 1977, the steely, cunning former commander-in-chief agrees to a series of interviews -at a price - with David Frost (Michael Sheen) intending to easily outfox the breezy British showman and secure a better place in the hearts and minds of Americans. Likewise, Frost's team harbours doubts about their boss' ability to hold his own. But as the cameras roll, a charged battle of wits ...
For three years after being forced from office, Richard Nixon (Frank Langella) remains silent. But in summer 1977, the steely, cunning former commander-in-chief agrees to a series of interviews -at a price - with David Frost (Michael Sheen) intending to easily outfox the breezy British showman and secure a better place in the hearts and minds of Americans. Likewise, Frost's team harbours doubts about their boss' ability to hold his own. But as the cameras roll, a charged battle of wits ensues. D...
For three years after being forced to resign, Nixon remained silent. But in summer 1977, the 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 outfox the breezy British showman and rehabilitate himself in the hearts and minds of the American people. Despite Frost's consummate grasp of the po...
This year's Festival gets underway tonight with the eagerly anticipated World Premiere of Frost/Nixon at the Odeon Leicester Square. If you haven't managed to get hold of tickets, don't forget you can join our standby queue from 45 mins before the screening starts, at our Festival box office at the Odeon West End. Away from the red carpet, there are a whole host of great films from around the world screening over the next few days. ...