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      All the President's Men

      1976, Drama, 2h 18m

      71 Reviews 50,000+ Ratings

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      A taut, solidly acted paean to the benefits of a free press and the dangers of unchecked power, made all the more effective by its origins in real-life events. Read critic reviews

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      Movie Info

      Two green reporters and rivals working for the Washington Post, Bob Woodward (Robert Redford) and Carl Bernstein (Dustin Hoffman), research the botched 1972 burglary of the Democratic Party Headquarters at the Watergate apartment complex. With the help of a mysterious source, code-named Deep Throat (Hal Holbrook), the two reporters make a connection between the burglars and a White House staffer. Despite dire warnings about their safety, the duo follows the money all the way to the top.

      • Rating: PG

      • Genre: Drama

      • Original Language: English

      • Director: Alan J. Pakula

      • Producer: Walter Coblenz

      • Writer: Carl Bernstein, Bob Woodward, William Goldman

      • Release Date (Theaters):  wide

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      • Distributor: Warner Bros. Pictures

      • Production Co: Warner Brothers, Wildwood

      • Sound Mix: Stereo

      • Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.66:1)

      Cast & Crew

      Robert Redford
      Dustin Hoffman
      Jack Warden
      Martin Balsam
      Hal Holbrook
      Jason Robards
      Meredith Baxter
      Stephen Collins
      Penny Fuller
      John McMartin
      Robert Walden
      Frank Wills
      F. Murray Abraham
      Henry Calvert
      Dominic Chianese
      Bryan Clark
      Jon Boorstin
      Michael Britton
      David Shire
      Gordon Willis
      Robert L. Wolfe
      George Jenkins
      George Gaines
      Fern Buchner
      Don L. Cash
      Romaine Greene
      Lynda Gurasich
      Bill Green
      Art Levinson
      Henry Millar

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      • Oct 26, 2018

        Pakula creates a remarkably absorbing drama that moves without hurry, following each step of a real-life journalistic investigation that should remind us of the absolute importance of a free press in democratic countries where powerful people still believe they can rise above the law.

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      • Mar 22, 2017

        Bogged down by over-plotting in its second half, but nonetheless well acted and shockingly relevant in today's political climate.

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      • Feb 11, 2016

        The classic investigative story -- important. Great performance by Robert Redford.

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      • Nov 19, 2015

        Even if the story of Watergate itself wasn't as interesting as it is, this film would probably be just as good. All the President's Men is a fascinating portrait of how two men took down a president. But more importantly, it really captures the chaotic life of an investigative journalist. The story is obviously devastating for many people across America, but by far the best part about this film is watching the events unfold in a unique way through Alan Pukula's directing. So much of films now in days take and are inspired from this movie. Centered around Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward, who were for all intents and purposes two of the most important men in the history of American journalism, but also ironically some of the only people who dared even go near the Watergate Scandal. The film can get confusing sometimes with all the dozens of names that are thrown around and who's working for who or who is telling the truth, but that's why the film works. Not only does it keep you on the edge of your seat even when we all know the ending, but you find yourself raising your eyebrows at events that seem absolutely unreasonable. It won the Oscar for best screenplay which is fine, but I think it's a crime Pukula didn't win for directing. I think Pukula took what is probably a great book, and enhanced it significantly. The screenplay is solid, but it's the camera angles, editing, and acting that take the film to the next level. It's a rare film in which I'm more interested in how it was made over the actual story the film is based on. Aside from the great technical aspects, it's interesting to watch Dustin Hoffman and Robert Redford's performances change over the course of the film. Hoffman is evidently more aggressive than Redord, but as the story takes it's many turns and tensions arise, the roles are reversed. As a writer myself, it was just very interesting to watch the tactics each writer used in order to get information. All the President's Men has a great story, performances, and many other things, but I was most impressed with the technical side of this film. +Directing +Camera angles, long takes +Role reversal with the two writers 8.5/10

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