For three years after being forced from office, Richard Nixon remained silent. But in summer 1977, the steely, cunning former commander-in-chief agreed to sit for one all-inclusive interview to confront the questions of his time in office and the Watergate scandal that ended his presidency.

Nixon surprised everyone in selecting David Frost as his televised confessor, intending to easily outfox the breezy British showman and secure a place in the hearts and minds of Americans.

Likewise, Frost's team harbored doubts about their boss' ability to hold his own. But as cameras rolled, a charged battle of wits resulted. Would Nixon evade questions of his role in one of the nation's greatest disgraces?

Or would Frost confound critics and bravely demand accountability from the man who'd built a career out of stonewalling?

Over the course of their encounter, each man would reveal his own insecurities, ego and reserves of dignity — ultimately setting aside posturing in a stunning display of unvarnished truth.

'Frost/Nixon' not only re-creates the on-air interview, but the weeks of around-the-world, behind-the-scenes unwavering between the two men and their camps as negotiations were struck, deals were made and secrets revealed... all leading to the moment when they would sit facing one another in the court of public opinion.

Playing a key role on Nixon's team is Kevin Bacon as his chief of staff, Colonel Jack Brennan, the fierce guardian who guides Nixon through the strategy of the interviews.

Two brilliant consultants would handle Frost’s education on the 37th American president. Oliver Platt stars as Frost strategist (and executive editor of the interviews), veteran reporter Bob Zelnick, and Sam Rockwell plays Frost's acerbic writer and Nixon critic, author and university lecturer James Reston, Jr.

Both were motivated to expose the "real" Nixon and operated as the architects of Frost's strategy, while Frost took on the tasks of selling rights to the interviews, securing a broadcaster and studying his adversary.

But this film, a verbal boxing match directed by Ron Howard, really belongs to Michael Sheen as Frost and Frank Langella in an Oscar-nominated performance as Nixon.

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