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** The studio wanted Creator/WarrenBeatty to play Nixon, but Creator/RonHoward would only agree to direct if Langella played the part.

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** The studio wanted Creator/WarrenBeatty to play Nixon, but Creator/RonHoward would only agree to direct if Langella played the part.reprised his stage role.
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* BeamMeUpScotty: Discussed. Creator/DavidFrost was known for starting his broadcasts by saying "Hello, good evening and welcome," but, according to Frost, "I don't actually say that." In broadcasts shown within the film, he says "Hello. Good Evening." and "Good evening and welcome," but never says all three at once.
** This isn't actually true. A perfunctory Website/YouTube search will show you that Frost DID use the phrase at least [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V63_eolg3EI&ab_channel=NetworkDistributing once]].
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* BeamMeUpScotty: Discussed. Frost is known for starting his broadcasts by saying "Hello, good evening and welcome," but, according to Frost, "I don't actually say that." In broadcasts shown within the film, he says "Hello. Good Evening." and "Good evening and welcome," but never says all three at once.
** This isn't actually true. A perfunctory Website/YouTube search will show you that Frost DID use the phrase at least once: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V63_eolg3EI&ab_channel=NetworkDistributing

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* BeamMeUpScotty: Discussed. Frost is Creator/DavidFrost was known for starting his broadcasts by saying "Hello, good evening and welcome," but, according to Frost, "I don't actually say that." In broadcasts shown within the film, he says "Hello. Good Evening." and "Good evening and welcome," but never says all three at once.
** This isn't actually true. A perfunctory Website/YouTube search will show you that Frost DID use the phrase at least once: https://www.[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V63_eolg3EI&ab_channel=NetworkDistributingcom/watch?v=V63_eolg3EI&ab_channel=NetworkDistributing once]].



* OldShame: Director Creator/RonHoward admitted that he voted for Nixon in the 1972 election.



** The studio wanted Creator/WarrenBeatty to play Nixon, but Creator/RonHoward would only agree to direct if Langella played the part (Beatty had been persona non grata in Hollywood since his disastrous flop ''Town and Country'' in 2001, and he's continued to not be involved in any film ever since outside a rather pitiful attempt to get a ''Dick Tracy'' franchise going again).
** Creator/GeorgeClooney, Creator/MartinScorsese, Creator/SamMendes, and Bennett Miller were among the other directors considered for the film.

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** The studio wanted Creator/WarrenBeatty to play Nixon, but Creator/RonHoward would only agree to direct if Langella played the part (Beatty had been persona non grata in Hollywood since his disastrous flop ''Town and Country'' in 2001, and he's continued to not be involved in any film ever since outside a rather pitiful attempt to get a ''Dick Tracy'' franchise going again).
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** Creator/GeorgeClooney, Creator/MartinScorsese, Creator/SamMendes, Creator/SamMendes and Bennett Miller Creator/MartinScorsese were among the other directors considered for the film.
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** This isn't actually true. A perfunctory Website/YouTube search will show you that Frost DID use the phrase (at least once): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V63_eolg3EI&ab_channel=NetworkDistributing

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** This isn't actually true. A perfunctory Website/YouTube search will show you that Frost DID use the phrase (at at least once): once: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V63_eolg3EI&ab_channel=NetworkDistributing
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** Creator/GeorgeClooney, Creator/MartinScorsese, Creator/SamMendes, and Bennett Miller were among the other directors considered for the film.

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** Creator/GeorgeClooney, Creator/MartinScorsese, Creator/SamMendes, and Bennett Miller were among the other directors considered for the film.film.
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** This isn't actually true. A perfunctory YouTube search will show you that Frost DID use the phrase (at least once): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V63_eolg3EI&ab_channel=NetworkDistributing

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** This isn't actually true. A perfunctory YouTube Website/YouTube search will show you that Frost DID use the phrase (at least once): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V63_eolg3EI&ab_channel=NetworkDistributing
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** This isn't actually true. A perfunctory YouTube search will show you that Frost DID use the phrase (at least once): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V63_eolg3EI&ab_channel=NetworkDistributing
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* EnforcedMethodActing: To keep up the persona, all the other cast members called Frank Langella "Mr President" and he chose to refrain from his usual onset activities such as playing cards with cast and crew. He later commented that "None of them got to meet the real Frank Langella on set".
* FakeAmerican: English Toby Jones as Swifty Lazar.
* OldShame: Director Ron Howard admitted that he voted for Nixon in the 1972 election.

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* EnforcedMethodActing: To keep up the persona, all the other cast members called Frank Langella Creator/FrankLangella "Mr President" and he chose to refrain from his usual onset activities such as playing cards with cast and crew. He later commented that "None of them got to meet the real Frank Langella Creator/FrankLangella on set".
* FakeAmerican: English Toby Jones Creator/TobyJones as Swifty Lazar.
* OldShame: Director Ron Howard Creator/RonHoward admitted that he voted for Nixon in the 1972 election.
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** The studio wanted Creator/WarrenBeatty to play Nixon, but Creator/RonHoward would only agree to direct if Langella played the part.

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** The studio wanted Creator/WarrenBeatty to play Nixon, but Creator/RonHoward would only agree to direct if Langella played the part.part (Beatty had been persona non grata in Hollywood since his disastrous flop ''Town and Country'' in 2001, and he's continued to not be involved in any film ever since outside a rather pitiful attempt to get a ''Dick Tracy'' franchise going again).
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* FakeAmerican: English Toby Jones as Swifty Lazaar.

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* FakeAmerican: English Toby Jones as Swifty Lazaar.Lazar.

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* WhatMightHaveBeen: The studio wanted Creator/WarrenBeatty to play Nixon, but Creator/RonHoward would only agree to direct if Langella played the part.

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* WhatMightHaveBeen: BeamMeUpScotty: Discussed. Frost is known for starting his broadcasts by saying "Hello, good evening and welcome," but, according to Frost, "I don't actually say that." In broadcasts shown within the film, he says "Hello. Good Evening." and "Good evening and welcome," but never says all three at once.
* EnforcedMethodActing: To keep up the persona, all the other cast members called Frank Langella "Mr President" and he chose to refrain from his usual onset activities such as playing cards with cast and crew. He later commented that "None of them got to meet the real Frank Langella on set".
* FakeAmerican: English Toby Jones as Swifty Lazaar.
* OldShame: Director Ron Howard admitted that he voted for Nixon in the 1972 election.
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The studio wanted Creator/WarrenBeatty to play Nixon, but Creator/RonHoward would only agree to direct if Langella played the part.
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* WhatMightHaveBeen: The studio wanted Creator/WarrenBeatty to play Nixon, but Creator/RonHoward would only agree to direct if Langella played the part.
** Creator/GeorgeClooney, Creator/MartinScorsese, Creator/SamMendes, and Bennett Miller were among the other directors considered for the film.

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