Richard | |
Director: | Harry Hurwitz Lorees Yerby |
Producer: | Bertrand Castelli Lorees Yerby |
Starring: | John Carradine Vivian Blaine Mickey Rooney |
Cinematography: | Victor Petrashevic |
Editing: | Emil Haviv |
Studio: | Aurora City Group |
Distributor: | Billings |
Runtime: | 83 minutes |
Country: | United States |
Language: | English |
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.
In 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.