All the President's Men film review

Review

Cast & crew

All the President's Men

(1976)

This Oscar-winning thriller about the Watergate burglary is one of the best movies ever made about American politics. Robert Redford and Dustin Hoffman star as the two Washington Post reporters (Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein) whose stubborn digging ultimately brings down President Nixon. William Goldman's script brilliantly clarifies the multilayered labyrinth of corruption, while Alan J Pakula's tense direction draws telling parallels between the blazing white open-plan offices of the Post (no secrets here) and the dark murky world of Washington politics. There's great support, too, from Jason Robards as the Post's editor, Ben Bradlee, and Hal Holbrook as creepy informant “Deep Throat”. AT

Contains swearing.

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Running time

132min

Country of origin

Genre

Political Thriller

Original language

English

Screenplay

William Goldman, from the book by Bob Woodward, Carl Bernstein

Theatrical distributor

Columbia-Warner Dists

UK cinema certificate




awards information


	Award	Category	Name	Nominee/Winner

	Academy 1976	Actor in a Supporting Role	Jason Robards	Winner
	Academy 1976	Actress in a Supporting Role	Jane Alexander	Nominee
	Academy 1976	Best Picture		Nominee
	Academy 1976	Directing	Alan J Pakula	Nominee
	Academy 1976	Writing (Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium)	William Goldman	Winner
	BAFTA 1976	Best Actor	Dustin Hoffman	Nominee
	BAFTA 1976	Best Director	Alan J Pakula	Nominee
	BAFTA 1976	Best Film		Nominee
	BAFTA 1976	Best Screenplay	William Goldman	Nominee
	BAFTA 1976	Best Supporting Actor	Martin Balsam	Nominee
	BAFTA 1976	Best Supporting Actor	Jason Robards	Nominee