All the President's Men
Alan J. Pakula
© D.R.
In 1972, five men were arrested for breaking into the Watergate building where the Democratic Party offices are located. While the case is presented as a simple news item, two Washington Post journalists, Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward, decide to pursue the investigation...
With : Dustin Hoffman, Robert Redford, Jack Warden, Martin Balsam, Hal Holbrook, Jason Robards, Jane Alexander, Meredith Baxter, Ned Beatty
Screenplay : William Goldman
Image : Gordon Willis
Sound : Milton C. Burrow
Editing : Robert L. Wolfe
Music : David Shire
Screenplay : William Goldman
Image : Gordon Willis
Sound : Milton C. Burrow
Editing : Robert L. Wolfe
Music : David Shire
Production : Warner Bros., Wildwood, Wildwood Enterprises
Distribution: Warner Bros
Distribution: Warner Bros
Just three years after the scandal that ultimately led to the resignation of Richard Nixon, All the President's Men is a project which was entirely initiated by Robert Redford. The actor-producer encouraged Bob Woodward to write the story from his perspective as a journalist by describing each step of their research. This idea gave birth to the founding film of a so-called "conspiracy" cinema of which Alan J. Pakula was one of the best representatives (including The Parallax View in 1974) and which examines here the state of a society where the end of anti-establishment ideals coincides with the widespread corruption of an all-powerful government. By force of their dogged tenacity, the two journalists gradually managed to unravel a sprawling puzzle and gave back to the press its counter-power strength.