The Assassination of Richard Nixon

for language and a scene of graphic violence © ThinkFilm 2004

Set during the 1970s, Nixon centers on the true story of Philadelphia furniture salesman Sam Byck (Penn), who hatches a plot to kill Richard Nixon after Byck's attempts to live out the American dream are dashed. Byck had planned to hijack a commuter flight in Atlanta and crash the airliner into the White House.

Release:

December 29th, 2004

Genre:

Drama

Official Site:

assassinationrichardnixon.com

Director:

Niels Mueller

Cast:

Sean Penn , Naomi Watts , Don Cheadle , Jack Thompson , Brad William Henke

Writers:

Kevin Kennedy , Niels Mueller