Nixon (film)
1995 biographical film directed by Oliver Stone / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Nixon is a 1995 American epic historical drama film directed by Oliver Stone, produced by Clayton Townsend, Stone, and Andrew G. Vajna. The film was written by Stone, Christopher Wilkinson, and Stephen J. Rievele, with significant contributions from "project consultants" Christopher Scheer and Robert Scheer. The film tells the story of the political and personal life of former U.S. President Richard Nixon, played by Anthony Hopkins.
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Directed by | Oliver Stone |
Written by | Stephen J. Rivele Christopher Wilkinson Oliver Stone |
Produced by | Clayton Townsend Oliver Stone Andrew G. Vajna |
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Cinematography | Robert Richardson |
Edited by | Hank Corwin Brian Berdan |
Music by | John Williams |
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Distributed by | Buena Vista Pictures Distribution (North America/South America) Cinergi Productions (International) |
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Running time | 192 minutes[1] |
Country | United States |
Languages | English Chinese Russian |
Budget | $44 million[2] |
Box office | $13.7 million (US/Canada)[2] |
The film portrays Nixon as a complex and, in many respects, admirable, though deeply flawed, person. Nixon begins with a disclaimer that the film is "an attempt to understand the truth [...] based on numerous public sources and on an incomplete historical record."
The cast includes Anthony Hopkins, Joan Allen, Annabeth Gish, Marley Shelton, Bai Ling, Powers Boothe, J. T. Walsh, E. G. Marshall, James Woods, Paul Sorvino, Bob Hoskins, Larry Hagman, Ed Harris and David Hyde Pierce, plus archival appearances from political figures such as President Bill Clinton in television footage from the Nixon funeral service.
The film received generally favorable reviews from critics, with Hopkins' performance receiving particular praise. Despite this, the film grossed just $13.7 million worldwide against a $44 million budget, making it one of the year's biggest box-office bombs as well as Stone's lowest-grossing presidential biopic to date. The film was nominated for four Academy Awards: Best Actor (Anthony Hopkins), Best Supporting Actress (Joan Allen), Best Original Score (John Williams) and Best Original Screenplay.
This was Stone's second of three films about the American presidency, made four years after JFK, about the assassination of John F. Kennedy, and followed 13 years later by W., about George W. Bush.