Oscar®-winning
director Ron Howard brings to the screen writer Peter Morgan's
electrifying
battle between Richard Nixon, the disgraced president with a legacy to
save,
and David Frost, a jet-setting television personality with a name to
make, in
the untold story of the historic encounter that changed both: Frost/Nixon.
Reprising their roles from Morgan's stageplay are Frank Langella, who
won a
Tony for his portrayal of Nixon, and Michael Sheen, who fully inhabited
the
part of Frost onstage in London and New York.
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 harbored doubts about their boss' ability to
hold his
own. But as cameras rolled, a charged battle of wits resulted. Would
Nixon
evade questions of his role in one of the nation's greatest disgraces?
Or would
Frost confound critics and bravely demand accountability from the man
who'd
built a career out of stonewalling? Over the course of their encounter,
each
man would reveal his own insecurities, ego and reserves of
dignity--ultimately
setting aside posturing in a stunning display of unvarnished truth.
Frost/Nixon not
only re-creates the on-air interview, but
the weeks of around-the-world, behind-the-scenes maneuvering between
the two
men and their camps as negotiations were struck, deals were made and
secrets
revealed...all leading to the moment when they would sit facing one
another in
the court of public opinion.
Frost/Nixon is a
collaboration between Imagine
Entertainment and Working Title Films, with Academy Award®
winners Brian Grazer
and Ron Howard joining Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner as producers. Joining
Langella and Sheen as the colorful real-life personalities who provide
the men
counsel is a formidable roster of actors including Kevin Bacon, Oliver
Platt,
Sam Rockwell, Toby Jones and Matthew Macfadyen.
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