
FrostNixon is a movie directed by Ron Howard in 2008 and based on the play Frost/Nixon by Peter Morgan, first published in 2006. The movie features Frank Langella, Michael Sheen, Rebecca Hall, Toby Jones, Kevin Bacon, Matthew Macfadyen, and others.
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Storyline
After the Watergate scandal of 1972 and his subsequent resignation in 1974, 400 million people worldwide tune-in to watch Nixon leave the White House. Nixon’s literary agent, Irving Lazar, believes the interviews would be an opportunity for Nixon to salvage his reputation and profit financially.
Movie vs Book

Year
2008
Minutes
122
Movie Rate
7.70
Source: IMDb

Year
2006
Pages
82
Book Rate
8.12
S: Goodreads
Book
Frost/Nixon
Author: Peter Morgan
Country: UK
First published in: 2006
Length: 82 pages
Genre: Play
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