All the Presidents Men(Blu-ray) (1976)

Editor's Note Covers the period from 1972-1974; Produced and released in 1976. 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 informer Deep Throat. The pacing of the film is quick and exciting, drawing viewers into the action of one of the most intriguing mysteries in all of American political history.

	Dustin Hoffman
	Stephen Collins
	Jack Warden
	Robert Redford
	Meredith Baxter
	Martin Balsam
	Jason Robards
	Ned Beatty
	Hal Holbrook
	F. Murray Abraham
	Jane Alexander
	William Goldman - Screenwriter
	Gordon Willis - Director of Photography
	Bernie Pollack - Costume Designer
	George Jenkins - Production Designer
	George Gaines - Set Designer
	Walter Coblenz - Producer
	David Shire - Composer
	Carl Bernstein - Source Writer
	Robert L. Wolfe - Editor
	Bob Woodward - Source Writer
	Alan J. Pakula - Director

USA Today
"...One of the Big Three of screen newspaper dramas..." 08/19/1994 p.3D

Entertainment Weekly
"...With Robert Redford and Dustin Hoffman at their purest normal-guy best..." 01/11/2002 p.36

Uncut
5 stars out of 5 -- "[A] beautiful looking piece of cinema, full of shadows, darkness and paranoia." 03/01/2006 p.132

Rolling Stone
4 stars out of 4 -- "[T]his 1976 film feels particularly relevant." 03/09/2006 p.97

Premiere
"[The film] remains a spectacular filmic achievement -- a perfect suspense film..." 04/01/2006 p.100

Sight and Sound
"[A] benchmark for films about print journalism. The sheer density of information is daunting, but proceedings are firmly anchored by the performances..." 05/01/2006 p.86

Total Film
"[T]his is as much of a nail-biter as any action thriller." 04/01/2007 p.140

Entertainment Weekly
"[T]he movie is a victory lap for American journalism....Timeless and essential..." -- Grade: A 02/25/2011