Frost/Nixon (film)

Frost/Nixon
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Ron Howard
Screenplay by	Peter Morgan
Based on	Frost/Nixon by Peter Morgan
Produced by	Brian Grazer Ron Howard Tim Bevan Eric Fellner
Starring	Frank Langella Michael Sheen Kevin Bacon Rebecca Hall Toby Jones Matthew Macfadyen Oliver Platt Sam Rockwell
Cinematography	Salvatore Totino
Edited by	Daniel P. Hanley Mike Hill
Music by	Hans Zimmer
Production companies	Imagine Entertainment Working Title Films StudioCanal
Distributed by	Universal Pictures (international) StudioCanal (France)[1]
Release dates	October 15, 2008 (2008-10-15) (London) December 5, 2008 (2008-12-05) (United States) January 23, 2009 (2009-01-23) (United Kingdom) April 1, 2009 (2009-04-01) (France)
Running time	122 minutes
Countries	United States United Kingdom France
Language	English
Budget	$25 million[1]
Box office	$27.4 million[1]

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. A co-production of the United States, the United Kingdom and France, the film was produced for Universal Pictures by Howard, Brian Grazer of Imagine Entertainment, and Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner of Working Title Films, and received five Oscar nominations, including Best Picture, Best Actor, and Best Director.

The film reunites the original two stars from the West End and Broadway productions of the play: Michael Sheen as British television broadcaster David Frost and Frank Langella as former United States President Richard Nixon. It was released in the United States on December 5, 2008, and in the United Kingdom on January 23, 2009. Despite critical acclaim, the film underperformed at the box office, grossing $27 million on a budget of $25 million.