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All the President's Men

1976

Alan J. Pakula

Robert Redford, Dustin Hoffman, Jason Robards, Martin Balsam ...

7.2

13,765

Mystery. Drama In the run-up to the 1972 elections, Washington Post reporter Bob Woodward covers what seems to be a minor break-in at the Democratic Party National headquarters. He is surprised to find top lawyers already on the defense case, and the discovery of names and addresses of Republican fund organizers on the accused further arouses his suspicions. The editor of the Post is prepared to run with the story and assigns Woodward and Carl ... [+]

	Author	Review
United States	Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times	"It provides the most observant study of working journalists we're ever likely to see in a feature film. (...) Rating: ★★★½ (out of four)"	POS
United States	Vincent Canby The New York Times	"A spellbinding detective story."	POS
United Kingdom	Ian Nathan Empire	"As smart and cautionary now as it was in the '70s. (...) Rating: ★★★★★ (out of five)"	POS
United States	Chris Nashawaty Entertainment Weekly	"The movie is a victory lap for American journalism -- the triumphant flip side to Network's self-loathing take on the media."	POS
United States	Variety	"Hal Holbrook is outstanding; this actor, herein in near-total shadow, is as compelling as he is in virtually every role played."	POS

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