David Frost Movies

The documentary Billy Graham: God's Ambassador tells the life story of the man who became one of America's leading religious figures in the later half of the twentieth century. This particular film has been endorsed by the Billy graham Evangelical Association. ~ Perry Seibert, Rovi

Based on the tell-all autobiography by Nick Leeson, Rogue Trader tells the true story of how one man managed to bring down England's best respected merchant bank. Ewan McGregor plays Leeson, an ambitious young man from North London who is hired by the Barings Brothers Bank and sent to Indonesia to help untangle some problems with bearer bonds. Leeson does well enough to earn a transfer to Singapore, where he's put in charge of Barings' staff at the Singapore International Money Exchange. The Asian economy is booming and a variety of new financial strategies are changing the shape of the marketplace; while his superiors in London are a bit baffled by the range of possibilities, Leeson takes to the work like a duck to water, and he's soon trusted to do as he pleases. This eventually proves to be his downfall; without a separate team watching the accounts in the back office, Leeson is soon juggling figures to cover up for certain mistakes and gambling on the market with the bank's funds, not just their clients'. In 1995, Leeson's schemes finally collaped, leaving Barings bankrupt; Nick and his wife (another Barings employee) tried to flee the country to avoid arrest. Leeson was eventually sentenced to six-and-a-half years in a Singapore prison for his financial misdeeds; he was released after four years and four months, a week before Rogue Trader opened in British theaters. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

The "Ring of Steel" is a bizarre nightclub where nightly gladiatorial contests are held. The patrons are the rich and decadent, people who have become bored with the usual sports lineup and have developed a taste for blood. An Olympic fencer, banned from the sport after accidentally killing a man, is entreated with wine, women and song into participating in the nightly combat. Once he discovers that there's something truly sinister afoot, it's too late for him to back out -- especially since his girlfriend is being held as an "insurance policy." Joe Don Baker, Carol Alt and Robert Chapin star in this R-rated bonecruncher. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Director Herbert Freed has been exploring juvenile issues in dramas for over twenty years. Curiously, the title of this film is an exact duplicate of that for his 1978 television series pilot depicting a quite different set of teen issues. In this story, Samson is a rootless, troubled young boy who has gotten put in a juvenile facility for committing a series of minor offenses. His mother is a drug addict who is senselessly promiscuous: his half-brothers and sisters come in all colors, and few if any know who their father is. It turns out that Samson is pretty bright, and he begins to take an interest in more than pranks when he meets up with a sympathetic teacher. One of his fellow prisoners is the brother of a crime lord, and after the two escape from the facility, they go to work for him. Soon enough, Samson is in even more trouble and his buddy is dead, but if he can evade the gang lord, he might still be able to pull his life together. ~ Clarke Fountain, Rovi

This 56-minute video celebrates 25 years' worth of inspired lunacy from Britain's Monty Python's Flying Circus. Loyal Pythonites John Cleese, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, Graham Chapman, Michael Palin and Terry Gilliam are interviewed, offering surprisingly sobersided insight as to what made their zany aggregation tick. Highlights include vintage clips from the Monty Python TV series, as well as vignettes from the group's theatrical features and concert appearances. As a bonus, we are treated to rare vignettes never before shown on American television. If you've never been exposed to such classic routines as "Dead Parrot", "Lumberjack" and "Department of Silly Walks", don't pass up this opportunity. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Agatha Christie's famous Belgian fussbudget detective Hercule Poirot (Peter Ustinov) is called in after a beautiful American actress (Faye Dunaway) claims that her husband, a prominent British lord, was murdered by a woman who looks just like her. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi

Take a comprehensive look at the Watergate scandal and explore the controversial career of the only United States president ever to resign from office as former President Richard M. Nixon sits down with probing journalist David Frost for an illuminating series of live, unscripted interviews. His fall from power was nothing short of spectacular, yet still Nixon remains one of the most fascinating and complex political figures of the entire 20th Century. In addition to serving as Nixon's first public appearance since his high profile resignation, these interviews offer candid insight into the mind of the man who stood at the center of American during a particularly turbulent era in our nation's history. Though Nixon's second term in office was cut short following the 1972 break-in at Democratic Party headquarters in Washington, D.C., journalist Frost attempts to get to the bottom of the Watergate scandal by engaging the former Commander in Chief in a candid and penetrating series of interviews. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

A 5 volume series of Nixon interviews with David Frost. Volume 2 focuses on Nixon's foreign policies along with his associations with Mao, Brezhnev and Kissinger. ~ Rovi

A 5 volume series of Nixon interviews with David Frost. Volume 4 focuses on Nixon's final White House days, the resignation of Spiro Agnew. ~ Rovi

This biographical picture explores the troubled life of blues singer and master guitarist Leadbelly, who developed his style and wrote many of his songs during his frequent stints in prison. Featured performances are "&Rock Island Line" and "&Goodnight Irene". ~ Rovi