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The Assassination Of Richard Nixon Details

2004 Certificate 15
  • Rated:
  • 60
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In 1974, one man made an appointment with history. His story is gripping, shocking, unbelievable, and true. Samuel J. Bicke is a salesman whose overly idealistic midset is hopelessly at odds with the life that surrounds him. He desperately clings to his estranged wife and children, a job that undermines his basic belief in .. Read more

Starring Sean Penn, Naomi Watts, Don Cheadle, Jack Thompson
Director Niels Mueller
Genres Drama

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The Assassination Of Richard Nixon

In 1974, one man made an appointment with history. His story is gripping, shocking, unbelievable, and true. Samuel J. Bicke is a salesman whose overly idealistic midset is hopelessly at odds with the life that surrounds him. He desperately clings to his estranged wife and children, a job that undermines his basic belief in trust and loyalty, alienated friends and family and a last, floundering attempt at his own independent business. But as his world begins to crumble into disarray, it triggers a crusade for redemption that has shattering consequences...

Starring Sean Penn, Naomi Watts, Don Cheadle, Jack Thompson, Michael Wincott, Mykelti Williamson
Director Niels Mueller
Studio HIGH FLIERS
Run time DVD: 1 hr 31 mins
Certificate Certificate 15
Genres Drama
Language DVD: English
Dubbed None
Hearing-impaired None
Subtitles DVD: None
Released DVD: 08 Aug 2005
Production year: 2004
Format DVD
  • Critics' reviews (4) of The Assassination Of Richard Nixon

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  • In Carlitos Way, it was the frizzy hair. Here, its a dodgy, sleazy moustache that Sean Penn suffers for... read more on Time Out

    • Time Out
  • Terrific, miss this film at your peril.

    • Daily Mirror
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  • 27 out of 28 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 4 stars

    Assassination of Richard Nixon

    Excellent - highly recommended. Emotive, heartfelt, desperately sad and utterly convincing, this film sees Sean Penn turn in the performance of his career.

    This may have been said countless times about an actor who continues to turn in 'worthy' performances (whilst keeping a keen eye on the Oscar nominations), but in this case it really is true. The subject may be gloomy - a lonely man's descent into depression, and ultimately madness - but this drives the film's message through with incredible force. A truly amazing piece of work.

    Not to be missed.

      • ElNut from London
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  • 2 out of 2 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 4 stars

    taxi!

    it's taxi driver with shaun penn. it's very good but taxi driver was better.

      • justin hooper from london uk
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