Movie
The Assassination of Richard Nixon
Overview
It’s 1974 and Sam Bicke has lost everything. His wife leaves him with his three kids, his boss fires him, his brother turns away from him, and the bank won’t give him any money to start anew. He tries to find someone to blame for his misfortunes and comes up with the President of the United States who he plans to murder.
Details
- Release date
- 2004-05-17
- Runtime
- 95 min
- Genres
- Drama, History, Thriller, Crime
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Anhelo Productions, Appian Way
- Country
- United States of America, Australia, Mexico
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Sean Penn as Samuel Bicke
- Don Cheadle as Bonny Simmons
- Jack Thompson as Jack Jones
- Mykelti Williamson as Harold Mann
- Michael Wincott as Julius Bicke
- Naomi Watts as Marie Bicke
- Nick Searcy as Tom Ford
- Brad William Henke as Martin Jones
- Tracy Middendorf as Businesswoman
- Lily Knight as Receptionist
- April Grace as Mae Simmons
- Jared Dorrance as Sammy Jr.
Crew
- Niels Mueller - Director
- Niels Mueller - Writer
- Kevin Kennedy - Writer
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