Nixon (1995)
Triunfante na vitória, amargo na derrota. Ele mudou o mundo, mas perdeu uma nação.
Gênero : Drama, História
Runtime : 3H 12M
Director : Oliver Stone
Escritor : Oliver Stone, Stephen J. Rivele, Christopher Wilkinson
Sinopse
A incrível trajetória de Richard Nixon (Anthony Hopkins) desde a sua infância, passando por sua derrota para John F. Kennedy, sua ascensão política, que teve como ápice ser eleito duas vezes presidente, e sua subsequente queda com o escândalo Watergate, que o aniquilou politicamente.
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