Category: 39
All Genres: Biography, Drama, History
Release Year: 2008
Country: USA, UK, France
Runtime: 122
Rating: (0)
Languages: English
Director: Ron Howard
Sound: SDDS, Dolby Digital, DTS
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Writing by: Peter Morgan – (screenplay)
Peter Morgan – (play)

Produced by: Tim Bevan – producer
William M. Connor – associate producer
Eric Fellner – producer
Brian Grazer – producer
Todd Hallowell – executive producer
Ron Howard – producer
Kathleen McGill – associate producer
Peter Morgan – executive producer
Louisa Velis – associate producer

Cast: Toby Jones – Swifty Lazar
Frank Langella – Richard Nixon
Michael Sheen – David Frost
Sam Rockwell – James Reston, Jr.
Kevin Bacon – Jack Brennan
Matthew Macfadyen – John Birt
Oliver Platt – Bob Zelnick
Rebecca Hall – Caroline Cushing
Andy Milder – Frank Gannon
Kate Jennings Grant – Diane Sawyer
Gabriel Jarret – Ken Khachigian

Music: Hans Zimmer
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Plot Outline: Reverend Robert Gibbs is a young, hip pastor who temporarily takes over the helm of a Fundamentalist…
Plot: A dramatic retelling of the post-Watergate television interviews between British talk-show host David Frost and former president Richard Nixon.

Movie Quotes:
David Frost: Are you really saying the President can do something illegal?
Richard Nixon: I'm saying that when the President does it, that means it's *not* illegal!
David Frost: …I'm sorry?


Crazy Credits: We know about 1 Crazy Credits. One of them reads:
Steve Miller is credited as “Bill Borzak” in the end credits. Bill Borzak is a name that he would go by many times while wrestling.

Goofs: We know about 1 goofs. Here comes one of them:
Anachronisms: When Frost is filming a segment opposite Sydney's Opera House, buildings that wouldn't be erected for another twenty years are clearly visible.

Trivia: There are 3 entries in the trivia list – like these:

• Before Ron Howard was selected to direct this film, there was strong competition from other filmmakers, including Martin Scorsese, Mike Nichols, George Clooney, Sam Mendes', and Bennett Miller.
• Frank Langella won a Tony Award in 2007 for playing Richard Nixon in the original stage production.
• Both Frank Langella and Michael Sheen repeat the roles they created on stage. Ron Howard would only agree to direct if the studio would allow both actors to appear in the film version.