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Key Information
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| Directors: |
Alan J. Pakula |
| Stars: |
Dustin Hoffman |
| Actors: |
Jane Alexander |
| Genre: |
Dramas |
| Subgenre: |
Suspense · Recommended · History · True Story · Politics · Reporters · Corruption · Scandal · Essential Cinema · Thriller |
| MPAA Rating: |
PG (MPAA) |
| Available Formats: |
VHS |
| UPC: |
085391573432 |
| Release Date: |
1976 |
| Running Time: |
2hr 19min |
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Languages
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| Original Language: |
English |
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DVD Editions
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Format: DVD: 2-Disc Set, Special Edition, 2hr 18min Release Company: Warner Home Video (February 21, 2006) UPC: 012569734012 |
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VHS Editions
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Format: VHS, 2hr 19min Release Company: Warner Home Video (May 02, 1992) UPC: 012569600836 |
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Credits
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| Screenwriter: |
William Goldman |
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Professional Reviews
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(08/19/1994, p.3D, Mike Clark): "...One of the Big Three of screen newspaper dramas..." |
| More Information |
| Details: |
Covers the period from 1972-1974; Produced and released in 1976. <br> <br> 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 inform... |
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