Secret Honor Movie Review 1985

Idiosyncratic, single-set, one-man film version adapted by Donald Freed and Arnold Stone from their stage play about Richard Nixon coping with the death of his presidency on the night he's decided to blow his brains out. Made with students at the University of Michigan, and carried by the ranting and raving of Hall as a tragic Shakespearean Nixon with plenty of darkly humorous lines.

Distribution

Criterion Collection, 210 E. 52nd St., 578 Broadway, New York, NY 10022, Phone: (212)212756-8822, Toll-free: 800-446-2001, URL: http://www.criterionco.com, Remarks: Does not sell directly to consumers

Available on VHS
Running time 90 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Behind the Scenes, Presidency, Biopics: Politics, Adapted from a Play

Screenplay

Donald Freed, Arnold Stone

Cast

Philip Baker Hall

Cinematography

Pierre Mignot

Director

Robert Altman

Music

George Burt

Producer

Sandcastle 5 Productions, Cinecom Pictures