Directed by:
Charles FergusonScreenplay:
Charles FergusonComposer:
Ben HolidayCast:
Douglas Hodge, Russell Bentley, Will Keen, Stewart Alexander, Richard Nixon (a.f.), Pat Buchanan, Dan Rather, Simon Connolly, Richard ReevesPlots(1)
In his documentaries No End in Sight, about the invasion of Iraq, and Inside Job, about the financial crisis of 2008, Charles Ferguson brought us vivid, on-the-spot exposés of shattering geopolitical events. His masterful new film takes us more than 40 years into the past, providing a sweeping, epic narrative of growing presidential misconduct, and the lengthy, winding and meticulous investigative and judicial process that followed. On the brink of a constitutional crisis, the trials restored the rule of law and preserved the American political system. Ferguson interviews still-living participants, now in their 70s and 80s, who make compelling, sometimes wryly funny witnesses, and he uses Richard Nixon’s now-legendary tapes to recreate his most hair-raising rants to chilling effect. The contemporary relevance - with America’s political and legal system under new attacks - makes the film particularly potent. (Telluride Film Festival)
(more)Cast
Douglas Hodge
UK
Best movies:
Joker (2019)
The Way We Live Now (2001) (series)
Maigret (2016) (series)
Russell Bentley
Best movies:
Kick-Ass (2010)
Will Keen
UK
Best movies:
Sherlock (2010) (series)
Wolf Hall (2015) (series)
Foyle's War (2002) (series)
Stewart Alexander
Best movies:
Harley and the Davidsons (2016) (series)
The Batman (2022)
Stan & Ollie (2018)
Richard Nixon (a.f.)
USA
Best movies:
American Gangster (2007) - a.f.
The Doors (1991) - a.f.
All the President's Men (1976) - a.f.
Pat Buchanan
USA
Best movies:
Game Change (2012) (TV movie) - a.f.
Dirty Pictures (2000) (TV movie) - a.f.
Bulworth (1998) - a.f.
Dan Rather
USA
Best movies:
Live from Baghdad (2002) (TV movie) - a.f.
Charlie Wilson's War (2007) - a.f.
Big Miracle (2012) - a.f.
Simon Connolly
Best movies:
Harley and the Davidsons (2016) (series)
Goodbye Christopher Robin (2017)
The King's Man (2021)
Richard Reeves
USA
Best movies:
Seabiscuit (2003)
Dave (1993)