The Assassination of Richard Nixon (2004) - Movie Details

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Release Date:	December 29, 2004 (LA/NY) January 21, 2005
On DVD:	April 26, 2005
Genre:	Drama
Director:	Niels Mueller
Writer:	Niels Mueller, Kevin Kennedy
Cast:	Sean Penn, Naomi Watts, Don Cheadle, Michael Wincott, Jack Thompson, Brad Henke, Jared Dorrance, Nick Searcy, Jenna Milton, Mariah Massa
Studio:	THINKFilm
Official site:	thinkfilmcompany.com
Running Time:	95 minutes
MPAA Rating:	Rated R for language and a scene of graphic violence

A chilling drama that explores and exposes the dark side of the American Dream, THE ASSASSINATION OF RICHARD NIXON focuses on the prescient and tragic true story of Sam Bicke (Penn), a disillusioned "everyman" who, in 1974, was driven to plot the assassination of the 37th President of the United States.

Despite the fact that his marriage is breaking up and that he is trapped in a sales job he finds demeaning, Sam tries desperately to...

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Sean Penn headlines an all-star cast that includes Naomi Watts and Don Cheadle in "The Assassination of Richard Nixon," an independent film that looks at the last year of Samuel Bicke's life, before he decided to attempt to hijack a Delta flight and crash it into the White House to kill President Richard Nixon. Full movie review »