Nixon
(Blu-ray) 

"Extended director's cut."

Originally produced as a motion picture in 1995.

Special features: "Beyond Nixon" new documentary; deleted scenes introduced by Oliver Stone; "Charlie Rose interviews Oliver Stone" featurette; 2 audio commentaries with director Oliver Stone; original theatrical trailer.

Director of photography, Victor Kempster ; editors, Hank Corwin, Brian Berdan ; music, John Williams.

Anthony Hopkins, Joan Allen, Powers Boothe, Ed Harris, Bob Hoskins, E.G. Marshall, David Paymer, David Hyde Pierce, Paul Sorvino, Mary Steenburgen, J.T. Walsh, James Woods.

Explores president Richard Nixon's strict Quaker upbringing, his political strivings in law school, and his strangely self-effacing courtship of his wife, Pat. The contradictions in his character are revealed early. He endures a vicious campaign against Helen Gahagan Douglas and the oddly masochistic Checkers speech. His defeat at the hands of the hated and envied John F. Kennedy in the 1960 presidential election, is followed by the loss of the 1962 California gubernatorial race. Both seem to signal the end of his career. Yet, although wholly lacking in charisma, Nixon remains a brilliant political operator, seizing the opportunity provided by the backlash against the antiwar movement to take the presidency in 1968. It is only when safely in office that his growing paranoia comes to full flower, triggering the Watergate scandal.

MPAA rating: R; for language.

Blu-ray disc, regions A, B and C, widescreen (2.40:1); Dolby Digital 5.1 Uncompressed (48 kHz/16-bit) surround, Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, 1080p High Definition ; (Special features: Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo., 1080i High Definition or 480i standard definition).

This Blu-ray disc will not play in standard DVD players.

These Blu-ray discs are copy protected.

English dialogue, French or Spanish subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.

cc,2022-10-12,JV