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All the President's Men

  • 19761976
  • PGPG
  • 2h 18m
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Dustin Hoffman and Robert Redford in All the President's Men (1976)
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"The Washington Post" reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein uncover the details of the Watergate scandal that leads to President Richard Nixon's resignation."The Washington Post" reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein uncover the details of the Watergate scandal that leads to President Richard Nixon's resignation."The Washington Post" reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein uncover the details of the Watergate scandal that leads to President Richard Nixon's resignation.
IMDb RATING
7.9/10
119K
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95
  • Director
    • Alan J. Pakula
  • Writers
    • Carl Bernstein(book)
    • Bob Woodward(book)
    • William Goldman(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Dustin Hoffman
    • Robert Redford
    • Jack Warden
  • Director
    • Alan J. Pakula
  • Writers
    • Carl Bernstein(book)
    • Bob Woodward(book)
    • William Goldman(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Dustin Hoffman
    • Robert Redford
    • Jack Warden
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 285User reviews
    • 157Critic reviews
    • 84Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Won 4 Oscars
      • 17 wins & 21 nominations total

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    Dustin Hoffman and Robert Redford in All the President's Men (1976)
    Dustin Hoffman and Robert Redford in All the President's Men (1976)
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    Dustin Hoffman
    Dustin Hoffman
    • Carl Bernstein
    Robert Redford
    Robert Redford
    • Bob Woodward
    Jack Warden
    Jack Warden
    • Harry Rosenfeld
    Martin Balsam
    Martin Balsam
    • Howard Simons
    Hal Holbrook
    Hal Holbrook
    • Deep Throat
    Jason Robards
    Jason Robards
    • Ben Bradlee
    Jane Alexander
    Jane Alexander
    • Bookkeeper
    Meredith Baxter
    Meredith Baxter
    • Debbie Sloan
    Ned Beatty
    Ned Beatty
    • Dardis
    Stephen Collins
    Stephen Collins
    • Hugh Sloan
    Penny Fuller
    Penny Fuller
    • Sally Aiken
    John McMartin
    John McMartin
    • Foreign Editor
    Robert Walden
    Robert Walden
    • Donald Segretti
    Frank Wills
    Frank Wills
    • Frank Wills
    F. Murray Abraham
    F. Murray Abraham
    • Arresting Officer #1
    David Arkin
    David Arkin
    • Eugene Bachinski
    Henry Calvert
    • Bernard L. Barker
    Dominic Chianese
    Dominic Chianese
    • Eugenio R. Martinez
    • Director
      • Alan J. Pakula
    • Writers
      • Carl Bernstein(book)
      • Bob Woodward(book)
      • William Goldman(screenplay)
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      One scene involving Robert Redford on the phone is a continuous six-minute single take with the camera tracking in slowly. Towards the end, Redford accidentally calls the phone caller by the wrong name. But as he stays in character, it appears genuine, so the take was used in the final cut.
    • Goofs
      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."
    • Quotes

      [last lines]

      [last lines excluding archive footage]

      Ben Bradlee: You know the results of the latest Gallup Poll? Half the country never even heard of the word Watergate. Nobody gives a shit. You guys are probably pretty tired, right? Well, you should be. Go on home, get a nice hot bath. Rest up... 15 minutes. Then get your asses back in gear. We're under a lot of pressure, you know, and you put us there. Nothing's riding on this except the, uh, first amendment to the Constitution, freedom of the press, and maybe the future of the country. Not that any of that matters, but if you guys fuck up again, I'm going to get mad. Goodnight.

    • Crazy credits
      The opening Warner Bros. Zooming \\' logo is in black and white.
    • Alternate versions
      German theatrical version was cut by. ca 7,5 minutes (ie. a conversation between Rosenfeld and Simons, Woodward asking a woman about Hunt, Woodward and Bernstein being dismissed by Mrs. Hambling, Woodward on the way to a meeting with Deep Throat). DVD release is uncut.
    • Connections
      Edited into La Classe américaine (1993)
    • Soundtracks
      Concerto in C for two trumpets
      (RV 537)

      Written by Antonio Vivaldi

    User reviews285

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    8/10
    Ever Heard of Watergate?
    "All the President's Men" (1976) follows the investigation led by Washington Post journalists Bob Woodward (Robert Redford) and Carl Bernstein (Dustin Hoffman) on the Watergate scandal, running parallel with President Nixon's campaign for reelection. As the two lead characters see their investigation unfold, hardly, must I say, they get banged down by your usual, but not quite so, "newspaper" drama : missing sources, pettiness of the story, abstinence and denial by the witnesses, lack of hard evidence and, above all, threat to the survival of the Post itself.

    This is a gripping time piece. Almost half of the story is spent at the newspaper's offices, overshadowed by the permanent key-tapping of ardent typewriters and the constant chatter of young secretaries, which add a great sense of urgency and authenticity to a typical 1970s Washington workplace, where Woodward and Bernstein, sitting face-to-face in an odd, diagonal line that becomes a subtle symbol for a head-butting professional relationship, learn to first tolerate each other (and each other's egos) before uniting to unveil the truth. The interactions between Hoffman and Redford throughout the movie are as delightful to watch as they are crucial to making William Goldman's Academy Award-winning script reach its climax. We, as spectators, pay attention to these two very powerful actors' every word with such care and eagerness without even seeing through their banter and mistakes, breathing sighs of relief when catching a loose second and setting the alarm as the next one arrives. In the meantime, we get glimpses of written notes swinging in every direction from Woodward, mainly, creating a true journalistic feel, and enthralling conversations over the phone from both characters, desperately attempting to connect with not only the people behind the scandal, but also with the obscure situation on which they vainly light their lamps on, to a point where the phone becomes a mere extension of the hand and the absence of voice on the other end of the wire provokes an expression of total indifference. The story hides behind this progressive and discreet line of events without ever declaring "right" or "wrong", and plays with the writers' heads, leading them to frustration, unaided by the pressure of their superiors, the Metro News' supervisor Harry Rosenfeld (Jack Warden) and the Post's Ben Bradlee (Jason Robards, in a sublime performance).

    The remainder of the movie explores Woodward and Bernstein's (or "Woodstein", as Bradlee once cries out, interrupting the high-pitched noise of the office for more than two seconds) attempts to force the truth (or, at least, parcels of it) out of various mouths (White House bookkeepers, attorneys, lawmen, you name it) and shows with true excitement the abusive paraphrasing and deduction the two men make with a less-than-minimal amount of words or simple nods from the speakers (or non-speakers). In fact, the two are so convinced of the story's credibility that they unequivocally trade sentences for common sense, really. This is where the movie falters; its will and urgency to depict these moments rapidly makes them seem trivial and forgettable. For instance, an "informant" of Woodward's ("Deep Throat", as they call him) only agrees to meet with him in a dark, underground parking, but the movie never truly gives his character the proper gravitas and importance that his name really bears, historically speaking.

    Nevertheless, "All the President's Men" is the prototype of a solid and honest depiction of a historical event or, in this case, a more or less extended period of time marked by historical events. Alan J. Pakula's camera is turning around America's capital with remarkable ease, giving us the feeling that we have already been there, with Woodward and Bernstein, and capturing the charm of residential homes, the cacophony of midnight streets and the peacefulness of everyday places, such as libraries and diners. As already mentioned, the dynamics of the characters and of their relationships elevate the movie way above average, but the thoroughness to get the story "just the right way" makes it even greater. At some points during the movie, we are projected with real-time speeches from Nixon and his entourage or with journalistic coverage from 1972 and 1973 on a small television set in the office, further down the road from Woodward's small cabinet. As we exchange glances from the coverage on TV to Woodward's continuous typing, we take a step back and contemplate the successful effort of converting the broadcasted story into a much more intimate one.
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    • Jun 25, 2017

    FAQ6

    • At 59.20 there is guy in the Chief Editors office trying to sell weather reports then crosswords and enjoying a bit of banter. We only see him from behind and when he stands up the shot cuts off at his shoulders until he walks out and turns and asks Woodward to get his boss to buy something - we get a glimpse of the side of his face. His voice and brand of humor delivery really does remind me of Mel Brookes. Even the way the actors react to him doesn't look scripted. Does anyone think that was Mel Brookes making an unscripted appearance?
    • Why did the pages that the journalists used in their typewriters have wide red margins on the left and right with the number 6 on them?
    • Is "All the President's Men" based on a book?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • April 9, 1976 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Warner Bros.
    • Languages
      • English
      • Spanish
    • Also known as
      • Vsi predsednikovi možje
    • Filming locations
      • Parking garage, ABC Entertainment Center - 2040 Avenue of the Stars, Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA(Deep Throat meeting site)
    • Production company
      • Wildwood Enterprises
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $8,500,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $70,600,000
    • Gross worldwide
      • $70,600,000
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 18 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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