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Frost/Nixon is a 2008 historical drama film based on the 2006 play by Peter Morgan, who also adapted the screenplay. The film tells the story behind the Frost/Nixon interviews of 1977. The film was directed by Ron Howard .
The show was a combination of the stage play and the screenplay for the film Frost/Nixon and received wide acclaim. Dan Olmstead, who portrayed Richard Nixon, received a Barrymore Award nomination, and Russ Widdall, who portrayed David Frost, received a citation from Philadelphia Weekly for one of the 2014's most notable performances.
Secret Honor is a 1984 American historical drama film directed by Robert Altman, written by Donald Freed and Arnold M. Stone, and starring Philip Baker Hall. It is based on the play, and follows Richard Nixon as a fictional account attempting to gain insight. [2] [3] It was filmed at the University of Michigan, [4] in the Martha Cook Building's ...
The poet's reflection on his life, career and philosophy of the world at his Vermont home and features footage of his lectures at Amherst and Sarah Lawrence College. [ 4 ] Accolades
A Simple Plan is a 1998 neo-noir crime thriller film directed by Sam Raimi and written by Scott B. Smith, based on Smith's 1993 novel. The film stars Bill Paxton , Billy Bob Thornton , and Bridget Fonda .
In her song "Venice Bitch" the lyric "nothing gold can stay" is also the title of a Robert Frost poem. [ 247 ] [ 248 ] Del Rey has cited film directors, David Lynch and Federico Fellini , and painters, Mark Ryden and Pablo Picasso , as influences [ 227 ] [ 249 ] and has stated actress Lauren Bacall is someone she admires. [ 250 ]
Robert Lee Frost (March 26, 1874 – January 29, 1963) was an American poet. Known for his realistic depictions of rural life and his command of American colloquial speech, [2] Frost frequently wrote about settings from rural life in New England in the early 20th century, using them to examine complex social and philosophical themes.
After the premiere of the one-man show at the Pasadena Playhouse Interim Theatre, Peterson spent 1981 to 1991 touring the United States with the Robert Frost piece, which alternated with a Pasadena Playhouse production of The Gin Game, performed with his wife Norma, (a play previously performed on Broadway by Jessica Tandy and her husband Hume ...