Frost/Nixon [videorecording] / Universal Pictures, Imagine Entertainment, Working Title Films present in association with StudioCanal ; a Brian Grazer/Working Title production ; a Ron Howard film ; produced by Brian Grazer ... [et al.] ; screenplay by Peter Morgan ; directed by Ron Howard.
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FilmPublisher number: 61102079 | Universal Studios Home EntertainmentLanguage: English, French, Spanish Summary language: English, French, Spanish Original language: English Publication details: Universal City, CA : Universal Studios Home Entertainment, [2009]Description: 1 videodisc (123 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 inOther title: - Frost [and] Nixon
- Music composed by Hans Zimmer ; edited by Mike Hill, Dan Hanley ; director of photography, Salvatore Totino.
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Hollywood heavyweight Ron Howard adapts playwright Peter Morgan's West End hit for the silver screen with this feature focusing on the 1977 television interviews between journalist David Frost (Michael Sheen) and former president Richard Nixon (Frank Langella). At the time Nixon sat down with Frost to discuss the sordid details that ultimately derailed his presidency, it had been three years since the former commander in chief had been forced out of office. The Watergate scandal was still fresh in everyone's minds, and Nixon had remained notoriously tight-lipped until he agreed to sit down with Frost. Nixon was certain that he could hold his own opposite the up-and-coming British broadcaster, and even Frost's own people weren't quite sure their boss was ready for such a high-profile interview. When the interview ultimately got under way and each man eschewed the typical posturing in favor of the simple truth, fans and critics on both sides were stunned by what they witnessed. Instead of Nixon stonewalling the interviewer as expected, or Frost lobbing softballs as the truth-seekers feared, what emerged was an unguardedly honest exchange between a man who had lost everything and another with everything to gain. In this film, viewers are treated to not only a recreation of that landmark interview, but a behind-the-scenes look at the power struggles that led up to it as well. Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, and Brian Grazer team to produce a film adapted for the screen by original play author Morgan (The Queen and The Last King of Scotland). ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
Based on the stage play by Peter Morgan.
Bonus features: deleted scenes ; The making of Frost/Nixon ; The real interview ; The Nixon library ; feature commentary with director Ron Howard.
Originally released as a motion picture in 2008.
Music composed by Hans Zimmer ; edited by Mike Hill, Dan Hanley ; director of photography, Salvatore Totino.
Frank Langella, Michael Sheen, Kevin Bacon, Rebecca Hall, Toby Jones, Matthew Macfadyen, Oliver Platt, Sam Rockwell, Clint Howard, Patty McCormack, Andy Milder.
Richard Nixon is the disgraced president with a legacy to save. David Frost is a jet-setting television personality with a name to make. This is the legendary battle between the two men and the historic encounter that changed both their lives. For three years after resigning from office, Nixon remained silent. But in the summer of 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. Everyone is surprised that Nixon would select Frost as his televised confessor, intending to easily outfox the breezy British showman and secure a place in the hearts and minds of Americans (as well as a $600,000 fee). Likewise, Frost's team harbors doubts that their boss will be able to hold his own. But as cameras roll, a charged battle of wits results.
MPAA rating: R; for some language.
DVD (NTSC, region 1), anamorphic widescreen (2.35:1); Dolby Digital 5.1 surround.
Dialogue in English with optional soundtrack in French or Spanish; optional French or Spanish subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.