Genre: Drama
Release Date: 10/19/2004
SubTitles: English
Dubbed: English
Sound: DD1
Run Time: 90 Minutes
Flags: Questionable for Children, Adult Language
Distributor/Studio: Criterion

After resigning in disgrace, Richard Nixon (Philip Baker Hall) sits at a desk in his study late at night, dictating his memoirs. Taking one drink, then another, he rants about Eisenhower, Castro, Khruschchev, Kissinger, the Kennedys, and any number of other people, some real, some imagined, finally cohering into a remarkable explanation of why his fall from grace was actually a supreme and selfless act of patriotism. Robert Altman's film adaptation of Hall's one-man show (written by Donald Freed and Arnold Stone) makes this performance feel more cinematic than one might expect, as the visual rhythms subtly match the ebbs and flows of Hall's performance. While Hall doesn't look or sound much like Nixon, the sheer, paranoid force of his characterization is thoroughly convincing: love Nixon or hate him, Secret Honor will give you plenty of support either way.

~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

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Cast:
Philip Baker Hall - Richard M. Nixon

Production:
Robert Altman - Director
Robert Altman Scott Bushnell - Producer
George Burt - Composer
Stephen Altman - Art Director
Pierre Mignot - Cinematographer
Philip Baker Hall - Costume Designer
Scott Bushnell - Executive Producer
Bernard Hajdenberg - Sound/Sound Designer

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