DramaHistory

Frost/Nixon

- 400 million people were waiting for the truth.

For 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.

Release Date : 2008-10-15

Language :EnglishSpanish

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Universal PicturesImagine EntertainmentWorking Title FilmsStudioCanalRelativity Media

Production Country : FranceUnited KingdomUnited States of America

Alternative Titles : Frost NixonFrost - Nixon

Cast

Character Name : David Frost

Original Name : Michael Sheen

Gender : Male

Character Name : Richard Nixon

Original Name : Frank Langella

Gender : Male

Character Name : Jack Brennan

Original Name : Kevin Bacon

Gender : Male

Character Name : James Reston Jr.

Original Name : Sam Rockwell

Gender : Male

Character Name : John Birt

Original Name : Matthew Macfadyen

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bob Zelnick

Original Name : Oliver Platt

Gender : Male

Character Name : Caroline Cushing

Original Name : Rebecca Hall

Gender : Female

Character Name : Swifty Lazar

Original Name : Toby Jones

Gender : Male

Character Name : Frank Gannon

Original Name : Andy Milder

Gender : Male

Character Name : Diane Sawyer

Original Name : Kate Jennings Grant

Gender : Female

Character Name : Ken Khachigian

Original Name : Gabriel Jarret

Gender : Male

Character Name : Ray Price

Original Name : Jim Meskimen

Gender : Male

Character Name : Pat Nixon

Original Name : Patty McCormack

Gender : Female

Character Name : Interview Director

Original Name : Geoffrey Blake

Gender : Male

Character Name : Lloyd Davis

Original Name : Clint Howard

Gender : Male

Character Name : Ollie

Original Name : Rance Howard

Gender : Male

Character Name : White House Director

Original Name : Gavin Grazer

Gender : Male

Character Name : Frost Show Director

Original Name : Simon James

Gender : Male

Character Name : Manolo Sanchez

Original Name : Eloy Casados

Gender : Male

Character Name : Neil Diamond

Original Name : Jay White

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sammy Cahn

Original Name : Wil Albert

Gender : Male

Character Name : Marv Minoff

Original Name : Keith MacKechnie

Gender : Male

Character Name : Lady with Dachshund

Original Name : Penny L. Moore

Gender : Female

Character Name : Hugh Hefner

Original Name : Mark Simich

Gender : Male

Character Name : Frost's Female Assistant

Original Name : Janneke Williamson

Gender : Female

Character Name : Tricia Nixon

Original Name : Jenn Gotzon Chandler

Gender : Female

Character Name : Farrah Fawcett

Original Name : Yvette Rachelle

Gender : Female

Reviews

Jack

@brightonguy

2021-06-23

I watched this film without knowing almost anything about the actual events that are depicted in this film. What a surprise it was! The cast did an amazing job to reflect the actual characters in history while the director did a stellar job in representing it. Would I watch it again? I don't think so. Would I make my friends watch it? Definitely!

GenerationofSwine

@GenerationofSwine

2023-01-12

I guess I'm giving it a 10 out of 10 for the acting, for the lighting, and for the attempt. In other words this is a movie that you want to watch, a movie that will probably be enjoyed (unless you find movies like this boring, and, if you do, you've already made up your mind not to watch it). However, it fails in the execution. Frost/Nixon should have been a struggle between minds, a chess game, and because of that it needed to have almost a paranoia to it. A tension that could be felt as one side attempted to take down the other. It missed the opportunity there. Possibly because it was only an interview, possibly because the results of which didn't really matter, either way it missed the tension boat and the film ultimately suffers for it. What could have been All the President's Men turned into something well done, but ultimately forgettable for failure to really develop the mood to set the pace. However, the acting was superb and the film certainly looks great. It is a pleasure to watch, it just never gets to the emotional level it needed to be brilliant and memorable.

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2024-05-30

Though it really only comes alive in the last half hour, this is still a powerful dramatisation of the setting up and execution of the interviews between the disgraced US President (Frank Langella) and the enthusiastic British talk show host (Michael Sheen). It was the latter who initiated a proposal with lawyer "Swifty" Lazar (Toby Jones) to suggest the president might like to tell his story. The Nixon camp considered Frost a bit of a manageable lightweight and decide that if he can raise the $600,000 cash, then why not? It takes a while to negotiate the terms, but by 1977 all is agreed and they sit down for the first in a series of two hour recordings. Despite a strong start, opinions seem to solidify around Frost being, indeed, a bit too weak to elicit anything newsworthy from his savvy political opponent. Luckily, Frost has the viscerally anti-Nixon James Reston (Sam Rockwell) in his camp and some serious research unearths things that are going to make it very difficult for Nixon to continue to try to remain as aloof and statesmanlike as he would like. It's Langella who really comes into his own as, believe it or not, he actually engenders a little sympathy towards the conclusion. That's all history so no jeopardy there, but I think the characterisation of the president was solid and engagingly delivered an image of a man who definitely believed in himself! Sheen is adequate, as is the weakly cast Matthew Macfadyen as producer John Birt and Kevin Bacon as Nixon's right hand man and borderline disciple Jack Brennan. The writing is occasionally potent here and as we are exposed to Ron Howard's version of events, it gradually becomes quite a compelling postulation to watch and opine about.