The Martha Mitchell Effect

The Martha Mitchell Effect

40 mins | Documentary | Jan. 20, 2022

She was once as famous as Jackie O—and then she tried to take down a President. Martha Mitchell was the unlikeliest of whistleblowers: a Republican wife who was discredited by Nixon to keep her quiet. Until now.

The Martha Mitchell Effect

40 mins | Documentary | Jan. 20, 2022

The Martha Mitchell Effect
She was once as famous as Jackie O—and then she tried to take down a President. Martha Mitchell was the unlikeliest of whistleblowers: a Republican wife who was discredited by Nixon to keep her quiet. Until now.
IMDb rating 6.6
Producers Foothill Productions, Hazel Pictures, Outspoken Films
Original title The Martha Mitchell Effect
Directors Debra McClutchy, Anne Alvergue
Writers

Cast

Martha Mitchell

as Self (archive footage)

Richard Nixon

as Self (archive footage)

Connie Chung

as Self (voice)

Dwight L. Chapin

as Self (voice)

Piper Dankworth

as Self (voice)

John Dean

as Self (voice)

Dan Romaine Kirkham

as Self (voice)

Sally Quinn

as Self (voice)

Bob Woodward

as Self (voice)

David Frost

as Self (Archival Footage)

J. William Fulbright

as Self (Archival Footage)

George McGovern

as Self (Archival Footage)

Bonnie Angelo

as Self (Archival Footage)

John Mitchell

as Self (Archival Footage)

Walter Cronkite

as Self (Archival Footage)

Lily Tomlin

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)