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  Abraham, F. Murray
Balsam, Martin
  Chianese, Dominic
Hoffman, Dustin
  Redford, Robert


} '''''All the President's Men''' occurs as 1974 non-fiction book by Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein, a two journalists investigating the Watergate scandal for the Washington Post''. The film adaptation, starring Robert Redford and Dustin Hoffman as Woodward and Bernstewithin, severally, was freed in 1976. A film was by Walter Coblenz and directed by Alan J. Pakula.

A book chronicles a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporting of Woodward and Bernstein from either a previous's initial report on the Watergate break-breaking and entering through the resignations and H. R. Haldeman and John Ehrlichman, and the revelation of the Nixon tapes by Alexander Butterfield in 1973. It relates a cases behind a major stories a duo wrote for the Post, naming a select few sources world health organization got antecedently refused to become identified for their initial articles, notably Hugh Sloan. It likewise gives elaborated accounts of Woodward's secret meetings using his source Deep Throat whose identity was kept secret for concluded Xxx years. Merely around 2005 was Deep Throat revealed to become so-FBI Associate Director Mark Felt.

Charted a profits of ''All the President's Men, Woodward & Bernstein wrote something of the sequel, The Final Days'', chronicling the go months of Nixon's Presidency, starting as much as a period that their last book ended.

A film ''All the President's Men stars Dustin Hoffman, Robert Redford, Jack Warden, Martin Balsam, Hal Holbrook, Jason Robards, Jane Alexander, Meredith Baxter, Ned Beatty, Stephen Collins and Penny Fuller. A book was adapted for the screen by William Goldman. A film was freed inside 1976.

It won Academy Awards for Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Jason Robards), Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Best Sound and Best Adapted Screenplay. It was nominated for Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Jane Alexander), Best Director, Best Film Editing and Best Picture.

Based on data from Pack Professional Mojo.com, the film earned a "Domestic Total Gross" of $70,600,000.

A bit of scenes in the film have dioptric lenses, which allow a "split screen" burden around one require: both half of the shot could keep close at hand its have focal length (that is, the huhuman within the foreground may become in focus, however on the other side of the frame, the man in the background can as well be in focus--by using objects between the babies of them away from focus). Utilise of a dioptric lens takes the acutely dividing line to hide the burden; All the President's Men'' usually utilized pillars & desks for dividing lines.

A film as well is an early film to produce extensive have of different color temperatures housebreaking a same shot: e.g., at a beginning in a period of a break-in, the weak from either either within is observably orangish, whereas the weak from outside is perceptibly blue.

Cast

Dustin Hoffman - Carl Bernstein Robert Redford - Bob Woodward Jack Warden - Harry M. Rosenfeld Martin Balsam - Howard Simons Hal Holbrook - Deep Throat Jason Robards - Ben Bradlee Jane Alexander - Judy Hoback Meredith Baxter - Debbie Sloan Ned Beatty - Martin Dardis Stephen Collins - Hugh W. Sloan, Jr. Penny Fuller - Sally Aiken

Famous quotes

Washingtonpost.com: All the President's Men
Includes plot summary, background on the real story beind the film, speculation on the identity of Deep Throat, notes on Washington area locations seen in the movie, memorable scenes and lines, other information, and links.

WashingtonPost.com: Journalism's Finest 2 Hours and 16 Minutes
Review of the videotape version of the movie.

Learning Guide to All The President's Men
Information for parents and teachers interested in using the movie as an educational resource.

BlackStar - All The President's Men
Brief synopsis and other information, including cast list.

Baltimore City Paper: All the President's Men
Brief review, published in 1999.

Homevideos.com - All the President's Men
Short review.


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