Blind Ambition
The 8-hour TV miniseries Blind Ambition was originally telecast May 20 through 23, 1979. This 105-minute feature-film version, prepared in 1982, seems a bit rushed at times, but overall does a credible and coherent job of storytelling.
Based on John Dean's book Blind Ambition, with elements of Maureen Dean's Mo woven in by screenwriter [[Performer~P182765~Stanley R. Greenberg~stanleyr.greenberg]], this is the saga of the Watergate affair, as experienced by Dean (Martin Sheen) and hia wife Maureen (Theresa Russell).
As the [[Performer~P52812~Nixon~richardm.nixon]] administration goes down in flames, the Deans' marriage is sorely tested-as is Dean's success-at-any-price credo. Rip Torn plays [[Performer~P52812~Nixon~richardm.nixon]] like something out of a Greek Tragedy; some viewers accepted his interpretation, others found it jarringly inaccurate.
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