All the President's Men (1976) 8.0
Reporters Woodward and Bernstein uncover the details of the Watergate scandal that leads to President Nixon's resignation. Director:Alan J. Pakula |
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All the President's Men (1976) 8.0
Reporters Woodward and Bernstein uncover the details of the Watergate scandal that leads to President Nixon's resignation. Director:Alan J. Pakula |
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| Dustin Hoffman | ... | ||
| Robert Redford | ... | ||
| Jack Warden | ... |
Harry Rosenfeld
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| Martin Balsam | ... | ||
| Hal Holbrook | ... | ||
| Jason Robards | ... | ||
| Jane Alexander | ... |
Bookkeeper
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| Meredith Baxter | ... | ||
| Ned Beatty | ... |
Dardis
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| Stephen Collins | ... | ||
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Penny Fuller | ... | |
| John McMartin | ... |
Foreign Editor
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| Robert Walden | ... | ||
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Frank Wills | ... |
Frank Wills
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| F. Murray Abraham | ... |
Arresting Officer #1
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In the run-up to the 1972 elections, Washington Post reporter Bob Woodward covers what seems to be a minor break-in at the Democratic Party National headquarters. He is surprised to find top lawyers already on the defense case, and the discovery of names and addresses of Republican fund organizers on the accused further arouses his suspicions. The editor of the Post is prepared to run with the story and assigns Woodward and Carl Bernstein to it. They find the trail leading higher and higher in the Republican Party, and eventually into the White House itself. Written by Jeremy Perkins {J-26}
On June 17th, 1972 a security guard (Frank Willis) discovered a small piece of tape covering the latch on the basement door of the Headquarters of the National Democratic Committee in Florida. Calling for the police, they quickly arrested five well dressed burglars, one with $800 in his wallet. What few people knew was that these individuals would become the foundation of a massive conspiracy which involved the entire Federal community including the F.B.I, C.I.A. and other agencies working for the President of the United States. Attending the burglars at their court arraignment, rookie reporter Bob Woodward (Robert Redford) is astounded to learn one of the burglar's previously worked for the C.I.A. in the White House. The senior reporter who is later paired with him is 14 year veteran Carl Bernstein (Dustin Hoffman). What transpires in the next three years will illuminate the secret illegal activities, covert operations and deep paranoia of the Nixon Administration. In this movie, audiences are privy to the workings of The Washington Post and the enormous efforts of these two Pulitzer Prize winning journalists. Jack Warden plays Harry M. Rosenfeld the Metroploitan editor who despite his own doubts believes in the future of the promising investigative journalists. Martin Balsam is Howard Simons and Jason Robards plays stanch Ben Bradlee, the Executive Editor of the Post. Even though they realized the risks involved, they stood their ground and allow the citizens of America to see the importance of a free press. In retrospect, America also learns of the immense risk and hazardous undertaking assumed by Woodward's 'invisible' source by the then Assistant Director of the F.B.I. 'Mark Felt' who has come to be known as "Deep Throat." (Hal Holbrook) With his invaluable help, Americas' press reveals how even a man so powerful as a sitting President must not be allowed to believe he is above the law. The film is a great example and tribute to men of the Forth Estate. Today it stands as a Classic movie in it's own right. ****