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Frost/Nixon   2008         R, 122 min. Genre: Drama Director: Ron Howard   Cast: Frank Langella, Michael Sheen, Kevin Bacon, Rebecca Hall, Toby Jones, Matthew Macfadyen, Oliver Platt, Sam Rockwell, Patty McCormack, Andy Milder, Kate Jennings Grant, Geoffrey Blake, Gabriel Jarret, Jim Meskimen, Clint Howard   This film analyzes events before, during, and after the 1977 television interview of Richard Nixon (Frank Langella) by David Frost (Michael Sheen) during which they dealt with questions about the Watergate scandal that brought down Nixon's presidency. Nixon chose Frost as the man to interview him, and the result, as is demonstrated in this film, was a battle of wits. The film received five Academy Award nominations including Best Picture, Actor (Langella), and Director Cast Frank Langella Richard Nixon Michael Sheen David Frost Kevin Bacon Jack Brennan Rebecca Hall Caroline Cushing Toby Jones Swifty Lazar Matthew Macfadyen John Birt Oliver Platt Bob Zelnick Sam Rockwell James Reston Jr. Patty McCormack Pat Nixon Andy Milder Frank Gannon Kate Jennings Grant Diane Sawyer Geoffrey Blake Interview Director Gabriel Jarret Ken Khachigian Jim Meskimen Raymond Price Clint Howard Lloyd Davis