Movie
The Martha Mitchell Effect
Overview
She was once as famous as Jackie O—and then she tried to take down a President. Martha Mitchell was the unlikeliest of whistleblowers: a Republican wife who was discredited by Nixon to keep her quiet. Until now.
Details
- Release date
- 2022-01-20
- Runtime
- 40 min
- Genres
- Documentary, Crime, History
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Foothill Productions, Hazel Pictures, Outspoken Films
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Martha Mitchell as Self (archive footage)
- Richard Nixon as Self (archive footage)
- Connie Chung as Self (voice)
- Dwight L. Chapin as Self (voice)
- Piper Dankworth as Self (voice)
- John Dean as Self (voice)
- Dan Romaine Kirkham as Self (voice)
- Sally Quinn as Self (voice)
- Bob Woodward as Self (voice)
- David Frost as Self (archive footage)
- J. William Fulbright as Self (archive footage)
- George McGovern as Self (archive footage)
Crew
- Debra McClutchy - Director
- Anne Alvergue - Director
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