Uncover the Details of Watergate: All the President’s Men Review
ABC Film Challenge – Oscar Nomination – B (Bob Woodward).
Director: Alan J Pakula
Writer: William Goldman (Screenplay)
Writer: Carl Bernstein, Bob Woodward (Book)
Cast
- Dustin Hoffman (Into the Labyrinth)
- Robert Redford (The Old Man & The Gun)
- Jack Warden (While You Were Sleeping)
- Mark Balsam (Psycho)
- Hal Holbrook (Promised Land)
Plot: “The Washington Post” reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein uncover the details of the Watergate scandal that leads to President Richard Nixon’s resignation.
Runtime: 2 Hours 18 Minutes
There may be spoilers in the rest of the review
Story: All the President’s Men starts when an unusual robbery takes place leading to rumour and speculation spreading. Washington Post reporters Carl Bernstein (Hoffman) and Bob Woodward (Redford) are determined to discover the truth. However, they find their normal sources filled with secrets and nobody anywhere is talking about the incident.
The pair struggle to get a story published. However, they aren’t going to give up quickly and start diving into a story they never imagined. As they start to uncover a bigger story that goes right to the top of government.
Verdict on All the President’s Men
All the President’s Men is a drama thriller following two journalists who look to expose Watergate. It sees them dealing with what looks like a plain robbery before it turns into something much bigger than either expected. However, they must overcome the fact for the first time nobody is talking for once.
This is an excellent thriller following the exposure of Watergate. Despite being made soon after the incident and things might have changed over the years. It shows how difficult journalism was before everything became modern as we see it now. The lead performances from Hoffman and Redford are brilliant and show how determined the pair have become. It still goes down as one of the biggest scandals in American political history and is important to show what was going on during the turbulent time.
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Final Thoughts – All the President’s Men is a fantastic thriller.
