SYNOPSIS
Oliver Stone, the most outspokenly political American filmmaker of the 1980s and ’90s, directs this epic-length biography of Richard Nixon, the 37th President of the U.S., who was re-elected by a landslide in 1972, only to resign in disgrace two years later. Taking a non-linear approach, Nixon jumps back and forth between many different periods and events, from Nixon’s strict upbringing at the hands of his Quaker mother, through the many peaks and valleys of his political career, to his downfall in the wake of the Watergate scandal. The facts of his life are blended with supposition and speculation to create a portrait that is often critical of the man’s policies but displays an unexpected compassion toward his failings as a human being. Anthony Hopkins stars as Nixon, Joan Allen plays his long-suffering wife Pat, Mary Steenburgen portrays his mother Hannah, Bob Hoskins is cast as J. Edgar Hoover, Powers Boothe plays Alexander Haig, Paul Sorvino portrays Henry Kisinger, and Ed Harris plays E. Howard Hunt. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
TRAILER
RELEASE DATE
March 15, 1996DIRECTOR
Oliver StoneWRITER
Stephen J. Rivele, Christopher WilkinsonCOMPANY
Buena Vista PicturesGENRE
Biography, DramaCERT
15RUNTIME
192 minutesCAST
Anthony HopkinsJoan Allen
Powers Boothe
Ed Harris
Bob Hoskins
E.G. Marshall
David Paymer
David Hyde Pierce
Paul Sorvino
Mary Steenburgen
James Woods
J.T. Walsh
Kevin Dunn
Tony Goldwyn
Edward Herrmann
Madeline Kahn
Saul Rubinek
Dan Hedaya
John C. McGinley
Michael Chiklis
Bridgette Wilson
Marley Shelton
Jon Tenney