Nixon

~Triumphant in Victory, Bitter in Defeat. He Changed the World, But Lost a Nation.

Overview

A look at President Richard M. Nixon—a man carrying the fate of the world on his shoulders while battling the self-destructive demands from within—spanning his troubled boyhood in California to the shocking Watergate scandal that would end his Presidency.

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General Information

Release Date: 1995-12-22
Budget: $44000000
Revenue: $13681765
Runtime: 192 min

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