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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.
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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.
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Conspiracy film specialist Alan J. Pakula turned journalists Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein's best-selling account of their Watergate investigation into one of the hit films of Bicentennial year 1976. While researching a story about a botched 1972 burglary of Democratic Party headquarters at the Watergate apartment complex, green Washington Post reporters/rivals Woodward (Robert Redford, who also exec produced) and Bernstein (Dustin Hoffman) stumble on a possible connection between the burglars
Apr 4, 1976 Wide
Oct 30, 1997
Warner Home Video
All Critics (43) | Top Critics (4) | Fresh (49) | Rotten (0) | DVD (18)
Hal Holbrook is outstanding; this actor, herein in near-total shadow, is as compelling as he is in virtually every role played.
It provides the most observant study of working journalists we're ever likely to see in a feature film.
A spellbinding detective story.
A finer political film you will not find. It should be declared a national treasure.
Superb Woodward and Bernstein Watergate story.
All the Presidents Men is a thinking man's political thriller featuring two crusading journalists working their story, consistently following clues and interviewing various sources (and would be sources) in their quest for the truth.
It really couldn't be better made in any respect. The cinematography, sound, editing, acting - all of them are effectively flawless.
Features a host of fine character portrayals and a compelling climax that compensates for its length.
A triumph of serious Hollywood filmmaking.
Além de contribuir como registro histórico e reflexăo sobre a mídia e a ética, é, também, um magnífico exemplar do melhor do Cinema.
Alan Pakula's chronicle of the Washington Post Vs. the Watergate scandal is not only a poignant statement about the role of the press in the 1970s, but one of the most successful political movies in American history, both artistically and commercially.
The Two-Disc Edition (Feb 06) contains many features, some serious (politics and the press), others poignant about the filmmaking, such as Redford's idea that he and Hoffman not only memorize their own lines but also each other's for authenticity's sake.
Remarkably intelligent, working both as an effective thriller (even though we know the outcome of their investigations) and as a virtually abstract charting of the dark corridors of corruption and power.
From every performance, no matter show short, to every perfect line of dialog, to every dimly-lit image, All the President's Men is a perfect work with nothing on its mind but an urgent, desperate quest for the truth.
...it shows how good filmmaking can make even a familiar story come alive all over again. (Blu-ray Book Edition)
...not only a thoroughly gripping, real-life political thriller, it's darned good filmmaking, too.
This is the story of a couple of journalists for the Washington Post named Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein who, in the wake of a break in at the Watergate Hotel, stumble upon a deep and major conspiracy that eventually led to the first ever resignation of a U.S. President. It's a compelling and fascinating story, made
December 22, 2011Super Reviewer
1976 saw the release of two great films about journalism which remain gripping and compelling even though the professions they examined have long since changed dramatically. In one corner, we have Network, a film which anticipated the move towards ratings-driven TV news with a career-best performance from Peter Finch.
May 2, 2011
Super Reviewer
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