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Release Date:
9 April 1976 (USA)
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Tagline:
At times it looked like it might cost them their jobs, their reputations, and maybe even their lives. more
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Reporters Woodward and Bernstein uncover the details of the Watergate scandal that leads to President Nixon's resignation. full summary | add synopsis
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Nixon
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Watergate
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Reporter
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Journalist
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White House
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Awards:
Won 4 Oscars.
Another 10 wins
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20 nominations
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(22 articles)
Who do you read? Good Roger, or Bad Roger?
(From Roger Ebert's Blog. 10 December 2009, 10:41 PM, PST)
The Forgotten: Head Shots
(From The Auteurs. 5 December 2009, 4:23 AM, PST)
(From Roger Ebert's Blog. 10 December 2009, 10:41 PM, PST)
The Forgotten: Head Shots
(From The Auteurs. 5 December 2009, 4:23 AM, PST)
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Second time's a charm
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Dustin Hoffman | ... | Carl Bernstein | |
| Robert Redford | ... | Bob Woodward | |
| Jack Warden | ... | Harry Rosenfeld | |
| Martin Balsam | ... | Howard Simons | |
| Hal Holbrook | ... | Deep Throat | |
| Jason Robards | ... | Ben Bradlee | |
| Jane Alexander | ... | Bookkeeper | |
| Meredith Baxter | ... | Debbie Sloan | |
| Ned Beatty | ... | Dardis | |
| Stephen Collins | ... | Hugh Sloan | |
| Penny Fuller | ... | Sally Aiken | |
| John McMartin | ... | Foreign Editor | |
| Robert Walden | ... | Donald Segretti | |
| Frank Wills | ... | Frank Wills | |
| F. Murray Abraham | ... | Arresting Officer #1 |
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Runtime:
138 min | Spain:125 min (TV version)
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Color (Technicolor)
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1.33 : 1 more
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Certification:
West Germany:12 |
USA:R (original rating) |
USA:PG (re-rating after appeal) (certificate #27119) |
Netherlands:12 |
South Korea:12 |
Brazil:10 |
Sweden:Btl |
Argentina:13 |
Australia:M |
Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) |
Finland:S |
Iceland:L |
Norway:12 (1976) |
Singapore:PG |
UK:15 |
UK:AA (original rating)
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This was the first film Jimmy Carter watched during his presidential tenure.
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Factual errors: In a 2007 web discussion on Watergate, reporter Bob Woodward gave the following answer when asked for the biggest factual error in this movie: "The movie is an incredibly accurate portrait of what happened. To limit the number of characters, the city editor, Barry Sussman, was merged into another character. That is regretable, and something Carl Bernstein and I should have fought, because Sussman played a critical role in guiding and directing our reporting."
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Bob Woodward:
Who's Charles Colson?
Harry Rosenfeld: Sit down. You know I'm glad you asked me that question. The reason I'm glad you asked me is because if you had asked Simons or Bradlee they woulda said, "You know we're gonna have to fire this schmuck at once because he's so *dumb*."
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Harry Rosenfeld: Sit down. You know I'm glad you asked me that question. The reason I'm glad you asked me is because if you had asked Simons or Bradlee they woulda said, "You know we're gonna have to fire this schmuck at once because he's so *dumb*."
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Referenced in Sammy the Screenplay (1997) (V)
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Soundtrack:
Concerto in C for two trumpets
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Who was Deep Throat?Is this film based on a book?
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The first time I saw this film, I was suitably impressed but found I couldn't enjoy it completely. In order to keep up with the relentless pace of the plot, I didn't pay as much attention to the writing and the performances as I should have. When it was over, I felt the breakneck pace of the story overshadowed the screenplay and acting, rendering the film an accomplished reprisal of fact but not much else.
What a difference a second viewing made. My familiarity with the plot allowed me to appreciate all the finer details of the film. Watching Redford and Hoffman's disciplined performances as Woodward and Bernstein, for instance, is like watching two expert tennis players work in tandem with one another. When they act together, there is a delightful give-and-take, two masters working their way into a wonderful groove. While they appear steady and reserved on the surface, the two actors radiate a noticeable undercurrent of excitement and dread, as if underneath their stern countenances they're screaming, "Holy sh*t! I can't believe we're doing this!!" Redford, not the strongest dramatic actor, finds his normal-guy niche here and gives one of his best performances. Hoffman is equally strong, making even the simplest scene seem like a masterpiece (the "count to 10" phone scene comes to mind).
Throughout the film, Pakula communicates the idea of these two reporters being completely outnumbered by the people responsible for the Watergate break-in. I loved the numerous overhead shots of Woodward and Bernstein that pull up, up, up, until they're nothing more than specks in the dirty streets of DC. (This technique is also used in the classic scene where the two guys are searching through old records and the camera pulls up to the ceiling and shows them seated along the edge of a circular series of desks.)
The film rockets right along, leaving the viewers as excited over the reporters' discoveries as they are. William Goldman's script helps in this regard, I think, sticking straight to the meat and cutting out any unnecessary roughage. The dialogue gets right down to business while working in realistic vocal habits and the like. Redford really captures this well (listen to his stammering and self-corrections when he talks on the phone to sources - great stuff!).
I can't recommend "All the President's Men" enough. It's tightly-structured, fiercely-paced, and captivating as all get-out. If necessary, watch it twice: once to find out who's who, the second time to savour the handiwork. If you want to talk more about it, leave a red flag on the potted plant on your balcony.