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It helps to have one of history's greatest scoops as your factual inspiration, but journalism thrillers just don't get any better than All the President's Men. Dustin Hoffman and Robert Redford are perfectly matched as (respectively) Washington Post reporters Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward, whose investigation into the Watergate scandal set the stage for President Richard Nixon's eventual resignation. Their bestselling exposé was brilliantly adapted by screenwriter William Goldman, and director Alan Pakula crafted the film into one of the most intelligent and involving of the 1970s paranoid thrillers. Featuring Jason Robards in his Oscar-winning role as Washington Post editor Ben Bradlee, All the President's Men is the film against which all other journalism movies must be measured. --Jeff Shannon
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In The Watergate Building, Lights Go On And Four Burglars Are Caught In The Act. That Night Triggered Revelations That Drive A U.S. President From Office. Washington Reporters Bob Woodward (Robert Redford) And Carl Bernstein (Dustin Hoffman) Grabbed The Story And Stayed With It Through Doubts, Denials And Discouragement. All The President'S Men Is Their Story. Directed By Alan J. Pakula And Based On The Woodward/Bernstein Book, The Film Won Four 1976 Academy Awards (Best Supporting Actor/Jason Robards, Adaptation Screenplay/William Goldman, Art Direction And Sound). It Also Explores A Working Newspaper, Where The Mission Is To Get The Story - And Get It Right.
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Format:Blu-ray
I've seen this movie a couple of times and really enjoyed it so when it came out in blue ray I jumped all over it. Was totally disappointed that the product had a sticker stuck on the back of sleeve making it look like it was produced in United States but it was actually made in Mexico and won,t play in my blue ray player. I bought this off amazon.ca about 6 months ago and actually did a blue ray software upgrade about 5 months ago but still the disk did not play.I should have returned this product right away.
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This is an excellent movie for those who like to think. The story is spell-binding, the acting is admirable. And...no one can run like Robert Redford.
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The mystery is a mystery no more. We now know "Deep Throat" is W. Mark Felt, who was deputy director of the FBI at the time. Some call him a hero, others a traitor. I think Felt had a lot of guts, and in the end he did the right thing and in so doing became one of the world's first whistleblowers. The fact that Hal Holbrook (who plays Deep Throat in the movie) bears an uncanny resemblance to Felt makes for even more incredulous viewing.
This movie, with an all star cast (including Robert Redford, Dustin Hoffman, Jason Robards, F. Murray Abraham, Meredith Baxter, Polly Holliday, Stephen Collins, Ned Beatty, etc., and even the real Frank Wills, the Watergate security guard who first reported the break-in) is a must see film for any journalism student or anyone who is just fascinated by the biggest scandal of the 20th century. The jacket cover says it all: "Get the story -- and get it right."
Watch this movie, and you'll find out how Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein got the story, and how they refused to crack under incredible pressure to back off. We also learn among other things how they nearly blew it all when they got one part of the story right, but named the wrong source.
Today's crop of journalists don't hold a candle to Woodstein. After you see this movie, you'll know why -- and why we need guys and gals like them more than ever, especially in these troubled times.
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Did the media change since "Watergate"?
This is what journalist Linda Ellerbee had to say:
"The media today, much of it, is heavily into... Read more
Did the media change since "Watergate"?
This is what journalist Linda Ellerbee had to say:
"The media today, much of it, is heavily into... Read more
Published 22 months ago by mickey_one
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Investigative Journalism Takes no Prisoners
A fascinating insight into the whole Watergate scandal, it is sometimes not the most gripping cinema, but well acted and well researched. Read more
Published on Jun 23 2009 by Neil Olsen
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Re-birth of a Nation
"All the President's Men" is the well-made movie about the political fiasco known as "Watergate". Read more
Published on July 18 2004 by K. Gittins
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A 70's Time capsule.
Nixon resigned on my older sister's 4th birthday. The actual Watergate incident took place exactly one day shy of two monthes before I was born. Read more
Published on Jun 28 2004 by J
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THEN REDFORD MADE THE KENNEDY-STOLE-1960-ELECTION MOVIE??
"All the President's Men", based on the book by Woodward and Bernstein, was impossible to resist for Redford. Nixon! Oh boy! Read more
Published on Jun 6 2004 by Steven R. Travers
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KENNEDY STOLE 1960 FROM NIXON, BUT NOBODY MAKES THAT MOVIE
"All the President's Men" (1976) was Robert Redford's breakthrough from pretty boy star to filmmaker with clout. Redford, a former baseball player at L.A. Read more
Published on Jun 6 2004 by Steven R. Travers
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Blast from the Past
"All the President's Men" remains one of my favorites. Not only was it produced so well, it's also a textbook for screenwriting. Read more
Published on Jun 4 2004 by Fairleigh Brooks
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Gripping
_All the President's Men_ is the story of how two reporters, Woodward and Bernstein of the Washington Post, uncovered the Watergate Scandal. Read more
Published on May 22 2004
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The power of an independent media!
Should one pursue truth at whatever cost? This is essentially what this movie is about if we divorce it from the reality it is meant to represent. Read more
Published on May 8 2004 by MrSherlockHolmes
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A Movie For Our Time!
I saw this movie again recently for the first time since its release in 1976. It should be required viewing for politicians who are now residing in Washington as well as reporters... Read more
Published on April 25 2004 by H. F. Corbin
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