The Cabinet wife who spoke out during Watergate and the Nixon administration's campaign to gaslight her into silence.The Cabinet wife who spoke out during Watergate and the Nixon administration's campaign to gaslight her into silence.The Cabinet wife who spoke out during Watergate and the Nixon administration's campaign to gaslight her into silence.
- Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 3 nominations total
Martha Mitchell
- Self
- (archive footage)
Bonnie Angelo
- Self - Washington Correspondent, Time Magazine
- (archive footage)
John Chancellor
- Self - Anchor, NBC Nightly News
- (archive footage)
Walter Cronkite
- Self - Anchor, CBS Evening News with Walter Cronkite
- (archive footage)
June Dankworth
- Self - Friend of Martha
- (archive footage)
Mike Douglas
- Self - Host, The Mike Douglas Show
- (archive footage)
David Frost
- Self
- (archive footage)
J. William Fulbright
- Self - Senator from Arkansas
- (archive footage)
- (as Sen. J. William Fulbright)
H.R. Haldeman
- Self - White House Chief of Staff
- (archive footage)
Dan Romaine Kirkham
- Self - Hotel On-Call Doctor
- (voice)
- (as Dr. Dan Romaine Kirkham)
Fred La Rue
- Self - Political Advisor to John Mitchell
- (archive footage)
Jeb Magruder
- Self - Committee for the Re-Election of the President
- (archive footage)
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Wow -- what a surprise and a delight!
I knew the basic history of Watergate -- or rather, I thought I knew. "The Martha Mitchell Effect" reintroduced me to that past and made me question the relative simplicity of the story I'd learned previously.
With efficient storytelling that nevertheless dynamically develops its main character, the film presents a memorable story suggestive of contemporary connections without putting a fine point on them -- that is, it's faithful to its history, as a work of history should be, yet pushes the viewer to reexamine the present (again, as a work of history should!).
The restrained yet stylized use of motion and motion graphics with the archival images deserves special mention. It managed to elevate the work and give it a contemporary feel without once taking the viewer out of the era at the heart of the film. It's thoroughly historical, yet impressively fresh.
I knew the basic history of Watergate -- or rather, I thought I knew. "The Martha Mitchell Effect" reintroduced me to that past and made me question the relative simplicity of the story I'd learned previously.
With efficient storytelling that nevertheless dynamically develops its main character, the film presents a memorable story suggestive of contemporary connections without putting a fine point on them -- that is, it's faithful to its history, as a work of history should be, yet pushes the viewer to reexamine the present (again, as a work of history should!).
The restrained yet stylized use of motion and motion graphics with the archival images deserves special mention. It managed to elevate the work and give it a contemporary feel without once taking the viewer out of the era at the heart of the film. It's thoroughly historical, yet impressively fresh.
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By what name was The Martha Mitchell Effect (2022) officially released in Canada in English?
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