The Assassination of Richard Nixon

The Assassination of Richard Nixon
Theatrical release poster
Directed byNiels Mueller
Written byNiels Mueller
Kevin Kennedy
Produced byAlfonso Cuarón
Jorge Vergara
Starring
CinematographyEmmanuel Lubezki
Edited byJay Cassidy
Music bySteven M. Stern
Production
companies
Anhelo Productions
Appian Way
Esperanto Filmoj
Distributed byThinkFilm
Release dates
  • May 17, 2004 (2004-05-17) (Cannes)
  • December 29, 2004 (2004-12-29) (United States)
Running time
95 minutes
CountriesUnited States
Mexico
LanguageEnglish
Budget$4.6 million[1]
Box office$4.4 million[2]

The Assassination of Richard Nixon is a 2004 American drama film directed by Niels Mueller and starring Sean Penn, Don Cheadle, Jack Thompson and Naomi Watts. It is based on the story of would-be assassin Samuel Byck, who plotted to kill Richard Nixon in 1974. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival.[3] The last name of the main character was changed to Bicke.[4]

  1. ^ "The Assassination of Richard Nixon (2004) - Financial Information". The Numbers.
  2. ^ "The Assassination of Richard Nixon (2004)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved August 6, 2017.
  3. ^ "The Assassination of Richard Nixon". Cannes Festival. Retrieved November 30, 2009.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference Ebert was invoked but never defined (see the help page).