Richard is a 1972 film co-directed by Harry Hurwitz and Lorees Yerby. The film was notable as it was a lampoon of President Richard Nixon before the Watergate scandal.
| Richard | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Harry Hurwitz Lorees Yerby |
| Written by | Bertrand Castelli Harry Hurwitz Lorees Yerby |
| Produced by | Bertrand Castelli Lorees Yerby |
| Starring | John Carradine Vivian Blaine Mickey Rooney |
| Cinematography | Victor Petrashevic |
| Edited by | Emil Haviv |
Production company | Aurora City Group |
| Distributed by | Billings |
Release date |
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Running time | 83 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Plot
editIn order to earn his wings, a Guardian Angel (Rooney) comes down from heaven to train Richard (Dixon) to be President of the United States. He wins the 1968 presidential election, which was, in reality, sponsored by a group of Irishmen on a bet.
Cast
edit- Mickey Rooney as Guardian Angel
- Imogene Bliss as Mother
- Marvin Braverman as Hardhat
- John Carradine as Plastic Surgeon
- Richard M. Dixon as Richard (spoof of 37th President Richard M. Nixon
- Paul Ford as Washington, D.C. Doctor
- Kevin McCarthy as another Washington, D.C. Doctor
- Vivian Blaine
External links
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