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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	July 31, 1972 (1972-07-31)
Running time	83 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Plot

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.

Cast

• Mickey Rooney as Guardian Angel
• Imogene Bliss as Mother
• Marvin Braverman as Hardhat
• John Carradine as Plastic Surgeon
• Richard M. Dixon as Richard
• Paul Ford as Washington Doctor
• Kevin McCarthy as Washington Doctor
• Vivian Blaine

External links

• Richard at IMDb
• Richard at AllMovie

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