Secret Honor

Secret Honor
Film poster
Directed byRobert Altman
Written byDonald Freed
Arnold M. Stone
Produced byRobert Altman
StarringPhilip Baker Hall
CinematographyPierre Mignot
Edited byJuliet Weber
Music byGeorge Burt
Distributed byCinecom Pictures
Release date
  • July 6, 1984 (1984-07-06) (San Francisco)[1]
Running time
90 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Secret Honor is a 1984 American historical drama film directed by Robert Altman, written by Donald Freed and Arnold M. Stone, and starring Philip Baker Hall. It is based on the play, and follows Richard Nixon as a fictional account attempting to gain insight.[2][3] It was filmed at the University of Michigan,[4] in the Martha Cook Building's sitting room.[5]

  1. ^ "Nixon deserves better". The San Francisco Examiner. July 6, 1984. 51. "...opens a 'pre-release' showing today at the Cannery Cinema..."
  2. ^ "FILM: NIXON TALE, 'SECRET HNOR' (Published 1985)". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2022-12-16.
  3. ^ Don Shirley, Theater Review : 'Secret Honor': Nixonian Credibility Gap, The Los Angeles Times, August 12, 1994
  4. ^ Rabin, Nathan (4 December 2012). "A week of presidential films continues as Robert Altman explores Richard Nixon's Secret Honor". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
  5. ^ Borelli, Christopher (October 21, 2004). "Fast forward: Toledo native's Nixon fights to defend his 'Secret Honor'". The Blade. Archived from the original on 10 November 2023. Retrieved 2023-11-10.