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All the President's Men

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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.
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Critics Consensus

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.

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Wendy Ide The Times (UK) 11/13/2023
It's superbly directed on every level, but the sound design is particularly effective. Typewriter key strikes are mixed with the sound of gunshots: words are weapons. Go to Full Review Richard Combs Sight & Sound 03/17/2020
A story that has been marshalled with dazzling skill and precision, but lacks the imaginative hooks that might have taken it even further in mood and meaning. Go to Full Review Joseph Gelmis Newsday 03/31/2016
All the President's Men is a quintessential American movie: It does a lot of things well and makes it all look simple. It works on several levels. Go to Full Review Jeff Beck The Blu Spot 2d
3.5/5
Thanks to William Goldman's well-structured, Oscar-winning screenplay, the film remains a fine example of how to take the somewhat mundane, straightforward process of investigative journalism and turn it into something surprisingly compelling. Go to Full Review Douglas Davidson Elements of Madness 2d
... highlights who we could be and continues to show us the way, even if we know it’s all designed to do so. Go to Full Review Matt Brunson Film Frenzy Nov 3
4/4
This superb film has long been acknowledged as a classic political thriller, but watching it today, at a point when a timid and ineffectual media is par for the course, also reveals its significant value as a time capsule piece. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Manuel P Jan 17 Don't you miss the times when government conspiracies were carried out in secrecy, creating an actual atmosphere of paranoia, horror and fear, instead of stupidity, horror and fear? See more rex w Nov 25 The best newspaper movie ever. Superbly written and directed. Great performances by Redford, Hoffman, Jason Robards and Jane Alexander. See more William w Nov 3 Superb! A classic film for jornalist See more Stoner J @Stoner Sep 28 Really good newsroom drama, though the overbearing sound of typewriters, loud ones, is a mistakr See more Georgia L Sep 26 This film shows how hard it is to penetrate a coordinated cover up and how important our free press is to uncover and eventually lead to reining in government malfeasance. Today there is talk of autocracy as if new. Evidently the roots of illegal activities that are well organized and coordinated by government agencies have a long history and likely at still well entrenched. See more Gareth v @geewah Sep 19 A masterclass in restrained filmmaking and one of the greatest films about journalism ever made. As relevant today as it was in 1976. See more Read all reviews
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Alan J. Pakula

Director

Robert Redford

Bob Woodward

Dustin Hoffman

Carl Bernstein

Jack Warden

Harry M. Rosenfeld

Martin Balsam

Howard Simons

Hal Holbrook

Deep Throat

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Synopsis 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.
Director
Alan J. Pakula
Producer
Walter Coblenz
Screenwriter
Carl Bernstein, Bob Woodward, William Goldman
Distributor
Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Co
Wildwood, Warner Brothers
Rating
PG
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jan 1, 1976, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Feb 16, 2010
Runtime
2h 18m
Sound Mix
Stereo
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.66:1)
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