Frost/Nixon

Director: Ron Howard

Genre: Political Drama

Release Date: December 05, 2008

Duration: 122 minutes

Cast: Frank Langella, Michael Sheen, Kevin Bacon, Rebecca Hall, Toby Jones, Matthew Macfadyen, Oliver Platt, Sam Rockwell

Overview: For three years after being forced from office, Nixon remained silent. But in the summer of 1977, the steely, cunning former commander in chief agreed to sit for an all-inclusive interview to address the questions of his time in office and the Watergate scandal that ended his presidency. Nixon surprised everyone in selecting Frost as his confessor television, with intent to easily outfox the breezy British showman and secure a place in the hearts and minds of Americans. Likewise, Frost's team harbored doubts about his boss' ability to hold his own. However, as cameras rolled, a charged battle of wits result. Nixon was evading the questions of his role in one of the greatest disgraces? Frost, or who confuse criticism with courage and demand accountability from the man who had built a career as a lock? During their encounter, each man would reveal his own insecurity, ego and reserves of dignity - ultimately , Leaving aside positions in a stunning display of unvarnished truth. Frost / Nixon not only re-creates in the interview to air, but the weeks from around the world, behind the scenes maneuvering between the two men and their camps the negotiations were beaten, it is secret and revealed ... everything that the moment you sat opposite one another in the court of public opinion.