Features a host of fine character portrayals and a compelling climax that compensates for its length.
All the President's Men (1976)
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Reviews Counted:39
Fresh:39
Rotten:0
Average Rating:9/10
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.
Runtime: 2 hrs 19 mins
Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: Covers the period from 1972-1974; Produced and released in 1976. With ALL THE PRESIDENT'S MEN, director Alan Pakula adapts the best-selling book by Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein. Pakula... Covers the period from 1972-1974; Produced and released in 1976. With ALL THE PRESIDENT'S MEN, director Alan Pakula adapts the best-selling book by Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein. Pakula created a film that takes its place among such important conspiracy dramas as THREE DAYS OF THE CONDOR and THE MAN WHO KNEW TOO MUCH. The focus is on the 1972 investigation of the break-in to the Democratic Party headquarters, otherwise known as the Watergate burglary. Through a complicated web of intrigue and secrecy that eventually involves the highest levels of government, hungry young journalists Woodward (Robert Redford) and Bernstein (Dustin Hoffman) of the Washington Post aggressively examine the incident, uncovering information that ultimately leads to the resignation of President Richard Nixon. Exceptional performances by Redford and Hoffman are complemented by Jason Robards as the dubious but supportive executive editor at the Post, and Hal Holbrook's celebrated characterization of mysterious informer Deep Throat. The pacing of the film is quick and exciting, drawing viewers into the action of one of the most intriguing mysteries in all of American political history. [More]
Starring: Robert Redford, Dustin Hoffman, Jason Robards, Jack Warden
Starring: Robert Redford, Dustin Hoffman, Jason Robards, Jack Warden, Martin Balsam, Hal Holbrook, Stephen Collins, Ned Beatty, Meredith Baxter, Jane Alexander, F. Murray Abraham
Director: Alan J. Pakula
Director: Alan J. Pakula
Screenwriter: William Goldman
Producer: Walter Coblenz
Composer: David Shire
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Reviews for All the President's Men
Classic collaboration of Dustin Hoffman, Robert Redford, and Richard Nixon, in the most scandalous political tale of our time.
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.
All time great. Wonderful portrayal of journalism and an important moment in American history.
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.
Because we haven't been told what to think, the film remains urgently relevant today.
...an exciting and tension-filled film...a feat made all the more remarkable for our knowing virtually everything that's going to happen in the story line.
As a film, it's brilliantly crafted and constantly entertaining -- and now a fascinating time capsule of what reporting was like 30 years ago.
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