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The Assassination of Richard Nixon

Loosely based on a true story, in 1972 a disturbed salesman (Sean Penn) plots to kill the then US President Richard Nixon by hijacking a plane and attacking the White House.

This story of a disturbed furniture salesman who plotted in 1972 to kill the then US President Richard Nixon is based loosely on real life events. Blaming the failings of his life on the corrupt Nixon, he planned to hijack an aircraft and attack the White House in an eerie foreshadowing of the 9/11 attacks.

1 hour, 35 minutes

Last on

Sat 11 Feb 201223:15
BBC Two except England

Credits

Samuel J BickeSean Penn
Marie Andersen BickeNaomi Watts
Bonny SimmonsDon Cheadle
Jack JonesJack Thompson
Martin JonesBrad Henke
Tom FordNick Searcy
Julius BickeMichael Wincott
Harold MannMykelti Williamson
Mae SimmonsApril Grace
Sammy JrJared Dorrance
EllenJenna Milton
DirectorNiels Mueller
WriterNiels Mueller

Broadcasts

  • Fri 21 Mar 200822:30
    BBC Two except East & Yorkshire
  • Sat 2 Jan 201023:05
    BBC Two Scotland, Northern Ireland & England only
  • Sat 2 Jan 201023:35
    BBC Two Wales
  • Sat 11 Feb 201223:10
    BBC Two England
  • Sat 11 Feb 201223:15
    BBC Two Northern Ireland, Scotland & Wales only