Underplayed Gems

Frost/Nixon (2008)

Frost/Nixon poster
Directed by
Ron Howard
Genre
drama film, biographical film
Country
United Kingdom, France, United States
Runtime
2h 02m
Rated
R
Rating
7.3 of 10 from 1,313 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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A British TV host interviews a disgraced former American president. The two men clash over power and truth during a series of high-stakes conversations.

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What happens

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. It premiered at the London Film Festival on October 15, 2008, and was released in the United States on December 5, 2008, the United Kingdom on January 23, 2009, and France on April 1, 2009. Despite critical acclaim, the film underperformed at the box office, grossing $27.4 million on a budget of $25 million. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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