Nixon (1995)
Oliver Stone’s American epic historical drama film, Nixon (1995), follows the events of the Watergate scandal. In 1972, members of the White House Plumbers break into The Watergate and are arrested. A year and a half later, Richard Nixon’s Chief of Staff, Alexander Haig, provides Nixon with audio tapes regarding the scandal. As they discuss the chaos that ensued from Watergate and the passing of J. Edgar Hoover, Nixon expresses his anger towards John Dean, James McCord, and others involved in the scandal. He even questions why he has not been given a pistol to end his own life like an honorable soldier. Most of the movie is depicted through flashbacks from Nixon’s tapes.
In the film, Nixon activates the taping system, triggering a series of flashbacks. The first takes place on June 23, 1972 in a meeting with H. R. Haldeman, John Ehrlichman and Dean, about a week after the break-in. After Ehrlichman and Dean depart, Nixon shares the ‘smoking gun’ tape with Haldeman. Henry Kissinger plays a significant role throughout the film, initially as a respected professor and later as National Security Adviser and Secretary of State. A constant struggle arises between Nixon and his team regarding Kissinger’s true loyalty—is he a leaker more concerned with his image in the media or a devoted follower of the president’s commands?
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Cast:  Anthony HopkinsRichard M. Nixon (First family)  Joan AllenPat Nixon (First family)  Annabeth GishJulie Nixon Eisenhower (First family)  Marley SheltonTricia Nixon Cox (First family)  James WoodsH.R. Haldeman (White House staff)  J.T. WalshJohn Ehrlichman (White House staff)  Paul SorvinoHenry Kissinger (White House staff)  Powers BootheAlexander Haig (White House staff)  E.G. MarshallJohn Mitchell (White House staff)  David PaymerRon Ziegler (White House staff)  David Hyde PierceJohn Dean (White House staff)  Kevin DunnCharles Colson (White House staff)  Saul RubinekHerb Klein (White House staff)  Mary SteenburgenHannah Nixon (Nixon family)  Tony GoldwynHarold Nixon (Nixon family)  Tom BowerFrank Nixon (Nixon family)  Ed HarrisE. Howard Hunt (White House plumbers)  John DiehlGordon Liddy (White House plumbers)  Robert BeltranFrank Sturgis (White House plumbers)  Bob HoskinsJ. Edgar Hoover (Other cast)  Brian BedfordClyde Tolson (Other cast)  Madeline KahnMartha Mitchell (Other cast)  Edward HerrmannNelson Rockefeller (Other cast)  Dan HedayaTrini Cardoza (Other cast)  Bridgette WilsonSandy (Other cast)  Tony Lo BiancoJohnny Roselli (Other cast) |
Oliver Stone’s American epic historical drama film, Nixon (1995), follows the events of the Watergate scandal. In 1972, members of the White House Plumbers break into The Watergate and are arrested. A year and a half later, Richard Nixon’s Chief of Staff, Alexander Haig, provides Nixon with audio tapes regarding the scandal. As they discuss the chaos that ensued from Watergate and the passing of J. Edgar Hoover, Nixon expresses his anger towards John Dean, James McCord, and others involved in the scandal. He even questions why he has not been given a pistol to end his own life like an honorable soldier. Most of the movie is depicted through flashbacks from Nixon’s tapes.
In the film, Nixon activates the taping system, triggering a series of flashbacks. The first takes place on June 23, 1972 in a meeting with H. R. Haldeman, John Ehrlichman and Dean, about a week after the break-in. After Ehrlichman and Dean depart, Nixon shares the ‘smoking gun’ tape with Haldeman. Henry Kissinger plays a significant role throughout the film, initially as a respected professor and later as National Security Adviser and Secretary of State. A constant struggle arises between Nixon and his team regarding Kissinger’s true loyalty—is he a leaker more concerned with his image in the media or a devoted follower of the president’s commands?
