The Final Days (1989 film)
The Final Days is a 1989 television movie adaptation of the 1976 book written by Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein. The movie is directed by Richard Pearce and follows the events in the Nixon White House after the Washington Post's Watergate revelations.
| The Final Days | |
|---|---|
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| Genre | Drama |
| Written by | Book: Bob Woodward Carl Bernstein Teleplay: Hugh Whitemore |
| Directed by | Richard Pearce |
| Starring | Lane Smith Richard Kiley |
| Music by | Cliff Eidelman |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Stuart Samuels |
| Producer | Richard L. O'Connor |
| Cinematography | Fred Murphy |
| Editor | Bill Yahraus |
| Running time | 150 minutes |
| Production company | Multicom Entertainment Group (MEG) |
| Distributor | ABC |
| Release | |
| Original network | ABC |
| Picture format | Color |
| Audio format | Mono |
| Original release | October 29, 1989 |
Plot
J. Fred Buzhardt inadvertently reveals the existence of a taping system to the Watergate Committee minority counsel. After the committee's majority counsel discovers the information, Alexander Butterfield is interviewed and confirms the taping system's existence.
Four days after the Yom Kippur War, Ted Agnew resigns. Nixon turns over the tapes after the resignations of Elliot Richardson and William Ruckelshaus.
Later at his Key Biscayne home, Nixon holds his "I'm not a crook" press conference. St. Clair is hired as Nixon's defense lawyer.
Featured cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Theodore Bikel | Henry Kissinger |
| Susan Brown | Pat Nixon |
| Ed Flanders | Leonard Garment |
| Richard Kiley | J. Fred Buzhardt |
| Jeff Perry | Committee Investigator |
| James Sikking | Elliot Richardson |
| Gary Sinise | Richard Ben-Veniste |
| Lane Smith | Richard Nixon |
| David Ogden Stiers | Alexander Haig |
| Paul Yeuell | Stephen Bull |
| Boris Sichkin | Leonid Brezhnev |
Awards and nominations
1990 Casting Society of America (Artios)
- Nominated – Best Casting for TV Movie of the Week: Susan Bluestein
1990 Emmy Awards
- Nominated – Outstanding Cinematography For A Miniseries Or Movie: Fred Murphy
- Nominated – Outstanding Directing For A Miniseries, Movie Or A Dramatic Special: Richard Pearce
- Nominated – Outstanding Made For Television Movie: Stu Samuels, Richard L. O'Connor, Susan Weber-Gold
- Nominated – Outstanding Writing For A Miniseries, Movie Or A Dramatic Special: Hugh Whitemore
1990 Golden Globe Awards
See also
- All the President's Men, 1976 film
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