Kissinger and Nixon

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Kissinger and Nixon
GenreDrama
Based onKissinger: A Biography
by Walter Isaacson
Screenplay by Lionel Chetwynd
Directed by Daniel Petrie
Starring Ron Silver
Beau Bridges
Ron White
George Takei
Kenneth Welsh
Tony Rosato
Composer Jonathan Goldsmith
Country of originUnited States
Canada
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producersDaniel H. Blatt
Lionel Chetwynd
Jon Slan
Judith James
ProducerRichard Borchiver
Production location Toronto
Cinematography Rene Ohashi
EditorStephen Lawrence
Running time97 minutes
Production companiesDaniel H. Blatt Productions
Dreyfuss / James Productions
Lionel Chetwynd Productions
Paragon Entertainment Corporation
Original release
Network TNT
ReleaseDecember 10, 1995 (1995-12-10)

Kissinger and Nixon is a 1995 American drama film directed by Daniel Petrie and written by Lionel Chetwynd. It is based on the 1992 book Kissinger: A Biography by Walter Isaacson. The film stars Ron Silver, Beau Bridges, Ron White, George Takei, Kenneth Welsh and Tony Rosato. The film premiered on TNT on December 10, 1995. [1] [2] [3]

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References

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