The Bearding of the President (1974) [Short]

USA (MIFF1976)
Director: Rip Torn

An outrageous satirical broadside in which President Nixon interacts with speeches, plays, and killings on television, and with his own ego and guilt. Rip Torn, playing the part of Nixon, combines improvisations with scenes from Shakespeare's Richard III in a portrayal that is at once frightening and funny.

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