All the President's Men Movie Review 1976

True story of the Watergate break-in that led to the political scandal of the decade, based on the best-selling book by Washington Post reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein. Intriguing, terse thriller is a nail-biter even though the ending is no secret. Expertly paced by Pakula with standout performances by Hoffman and Redford as the reporters who slowly uncover and connect the seemingly isolated facts that ultimately lead to criminal indictments of the Nixon Administration. Deep Throat Holbrook and Robards as executive editor Ben Bradlee lend authenticity to the endeavor, a realistic portrayal of the stop and go of journalistic investigations.

Distribution

Baker & Taylor Inc., 2709 Water Ridge Pkwy., Ste. 500, Charlotte, NC 28217, Phone: (704)357-3500, Toll-free: 800-775-1800, Email: btinfo@btol.com, URL: http://www.btol.com

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 135 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Front Page, True Stories, Presidency, Capitol Capers, Top Grossing Films of 1976, It's a Conspiracy, Man!

Screenplay

William Goldman

Cast

Dominic Chianese, David Arkin, Polly Holliday, James Karen, Robert Redford, Dustin Hoffman, Jason Robards, Martin Balsam, Jane Alexander, Hal Holbrook, F. Murray Abraham, Stephen Collins, Lindsay Crouse, Meredith Baxter, Ned Beatty, Penny Fuller

Cinematography

Gordon Willis

Director

Alan J. Pakula

Music

David Shire

Awards

Oscars 1976: Adapt. Screenplay, Art Dir./Set Dec., Sound, Support. Actor (Robards); Natl. Bd. of Review 1976: Director (Pakula), Support. Actor (Robards); N.Y. Film Critics 1976: Director (Pakula), Film, Support. Actor (Robards); Natl. Soc. Film Critics 1976: Film, Support. Actor (Robards); Writers Guild 1976: Adapt. Screenplay.