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Kissinger and Nixon

Kissinger and Nixon

19957.91h 37m

Overview

A dramatization of the relationship between Kissinger and Nixon during the six-month period in 1972-73 when Kissinger was negotiating an end to the Vietnam War and Nixon was grandstanding politically.

Directed by Daniel Petrie
Written by Walter Isaacson, Lionel Chetwynd
Produced by Richard Borchiver
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Top Cast

Ron Silver

Ron Silver

Henry A. Kissinger

Beau Bridges

Beau Bridges

Richard Nixon

Ron White

Ron White

H.R. 'Bob' Haldeman

George Takei

George Takei

Le Duc Tho

Kenneth Welsh

Kenneth Welsh

James 'Scotty' Reston

Tony Rosato

Tony Rosato

Charles Colson (Special Counsel to the President)

H

Henry Chan

President Nguyen Van Thieu

Matt Frewer

Matt Frewer

Gen. Alexander Haig

T

Tom Tran

Nbo

C

Chang Ping-Yu

Political advisor

Themes & Keywords

vietnam warwatergate scandalrichard nixonhenry kissinger

About Kissinger and Nixon

Kissinger and Nixon is a tv movie, drama film released in 1995 exploring themes of vietnam war, watergate scandal, richard nixon, henry kissinger. Directed by Daniel Petrie, it stars Ron Silver, Beau Bridges, Ron White. A dramatization of the relationship between Kissinger and Nixon during the six-month period in 1972-73 when Kissinger was negotiating an end to the Vietnam War and Nixon was grandstanding politically.

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