Frost/Nixon (movie)

Frost/Nixon is a 2008 historical drama movie. It is based on the 2006 play of the same name by Peter Morgan.

Frost/Nixon
Directed byRon Howard
Produced by
Screenplay byPeter Morgan
Based onFrost/Nixon
by Peter Morgan
Starring
Music byHans Zimmer
CinematographySalvatore Totino
Edited by
Production
company
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release date
  • October 15, 2008 (2008-10-15) (London)
  • December 5, 2008 (2008-12-05) (United States)
  • January 23, 2009 (2009-01-23) (United Kingdom)
  • April 1, 2009 (2009-04-01) (France)
Running time
122 minutes
Country
  • United States
  • United Kingdom
  • France
LanguageEnglish
Budget$25 million[1]
Box office$27.4 million[1]

The movie is about the Frost/Nixon interviews of 1977. The movie was directed by Ron Howard.

It received five Oscar nominations, including Best Picture, Best Actor, and Best Director.

The movie stars Michael Sheen as British television broadcaster David Frost and Frank Langella as former United States President Richard Nixon. It was released in the United States on December 5, 2008, and in the United Kingdom on January 23, 2009.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Frost/Nixon (2008)". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on 2010-07-21. Retrieved 2009-04-21.