Nixon

Drama

Anthony Hopkins	Richard M. Nixon
Joan Allen	Pat Nixon
Powers Boothe	Alexander Haig
Ed Harris	E. Howard Hunt
Bob Hoskins	J. Edgar Hoover
E.G. Marshall	John Mitchell
David Paymer	Ron Ziegler
David Hyde Pierce	John Dean
Paul Sorvino	Henry Kissinger
Mary Steenburgen	Hannah Nixon

Director	Oliver Stone
Producer	Oliver Stone; Dan Halsted
Writer	Oliver Stone; Christopher Wilkinson

Richard Nixon (Anthony Hopkins) is the 37th president of the United States but his presidency comes to a tragic end when he resigns before he can be impeached. His wife Pat Nixon (Joan Allen) is the only one who knows him beyond the role of president. She understands his personal flaws and his tortured past that lead to his failure. Richard was raised as a Quaker and never believed he could live up to his parent's strict expectations. Then, he constantly compares himself to his predecessor, John F. Kennedy. But these alone don't lead to his demise, but it was the system of the presidency itself and the bureaucracy that surrounds the role. When Richard discovers that former CIA officer E. Howard Hunt (Ed Harris) is involved in the Watergate scandal, he knows he is going to be undone. However, he holds on as long as possible to try to uphold his facade to the country before he is forced to resign.