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Jan 29, 1986 · Secret Honor: Directed by Robert Altman. With Philip Baker Hall. A fictionalized former President Richard M. Nixon offers a solitary, stream-of-consciousness reflection on his life and political career - and the "true" reasons for the Watergate scandal and his resignation.
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- Biography, Comedy, Drama
- Robert Altman
- 1986-01-29
Secret Honor (1984) Travis Pictures. 961 subscribers.
- 91 min
- 13.5K
- Travis Pictures
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 accountant attempting to gain insight.
Based on the original play by Donald Freed and Arnold M. Stone, and starring Philip Baker Hall in a tour de force solo performance, Robert Altman’s Secret Honor is a searing interrogation of the Nixon mystique and an audacious depiction of unchecked paranoia.
- President Richard M. Nixon
An actor is employed to impersonate Nixon. But all of the names and many of the facts are real, and the film gives us the uncanny sensation that we are watching a man in the act of exposing his soul. The action takes place in Nixon's private office, at some point after his resignation.
In his New Jersey study, Richard Nixon (Philip Baker Hall) retraces the missteps of his political career, attempting to absolve himself of responsibility for Watergate and lambasting President ...
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- History, Drama, Biography
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Watch the official trailer for Secret Honor on Apple TV. Release date: January 1, 1984
