All the President's Men (1976)

	Directed by: Alan J. Pakula	COUNTRY USA GENRE Political drama NORWEGIAN TITLE Alle presidentens menn RUNNING TIME 138 minutes
	Produced by: Walter Coblenz
	Written by (based on the book by Bernstein and Woodward): William Goldman

Cast includes:
CHARACTER	ACTOR/ACTRESS	RATING
Carl Bernstein	Dustin Hoffman	½
Bob Woodward	Robert Redford	½
Harry M. Rosenfeld	Jack Warden	½
Howard Simons	Martin Balsam
Deep Throat	Hal Holbrook
Bed Bradlee	Jason Robards	½
Judy Hoback	Jane Alexander
Debbie Sloan	Meredith Baxter
Martin Dardis	Ned Beatty
Hugh Sloan	Stephen Collins
Arresting Officer	F. Murray Abraham
Kay Eddy	Lindsay Crouse
Miss Milland	Valerie Curtin

Review

Arguably one of the most thorough politically-themed films ever stars Dustin Hoffman and Robert Redford as the real-life Washington Post journalists who helped dig out the facts about the Watergate scandal. The real achievement here is the way director Alan J. Pakula (Klute, The Parallax View), through William Goldman's detailed script, manages to keep almost two and a half hours of conversations about names, figures and journalism suspenseful and captivating. One of the reasons is that All the President's Men not only is an important and fairly balanced account of one of the most remarkable political scandals of our time, but also among the finest cinematic portrayals of newspaper journalism ever. This is a movie experience for patient viewers, who in turn are rewarded with a remarkably well-directed film complemented by some brilliant performances. The pairing of Hoffman and Redford works to perfection, and by their side, Jason Robards gives an immaculate, commanding performance. Pakula is clever enough never to resort to sensationalism, instead underlining the complexity of his story without losing focus. One of the best of the many 'political conspiracy' films of the seventies.