{"id":71874,"date":"2021-05-13T15:46:15","date_gmt":"2021-05-13T22:46:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=71874"},"modified":"2023-02-07T15:00:10","modified_gmt":"2023-02-07T22:00:10","slug":"all-the-presidents-men-1976","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=71874","title":{"rendered":"All the President&#8217;s Men (1976)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;Goddammit, when is somebody going to go on the record in this story?&#8221; <\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/All-the-Presidents-Men-Poster.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/All-the-Presidents-Men-Poster-197x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"197\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-71875\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/All-the-Presidents-Men-Poster-197x300.png 197w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/All-the-Presidents-Men-Poster-673x1024.png 673w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/All-the-Presidents-Men-Poster-84x128.png 84w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/All-the-Presidents-Men-Poster-177x270.png 177w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/All-the-Presidents-Men-Poster.png 735w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 197px) 100vw, 197px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nWhile investigating <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Watergate_scandal\">the Watergate scandal<\/a> for <em>The Washington Post<\/em>, rookie reporters Bob Woodward (Robert Redford) and Carl Bernstein (Dustin Hoffmann) quickly find that their story goes far deeper &#8212; and higher &#8212; than they anticipated.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Alan J. Pakula Films <\/li>\n<li>Dustin Hoffmann Films <\/li>\n<li>Jason Robards Films<\/li>\n<li>Journalists<\/li>\n<li>Martin Balsam Films<\/li>\n<li>Ned Beatty Films<\/li>\n<li>Political Corruption<\/li>\n<li>Robert Redford Films <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Response to Peary\u2019s Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nPeary asserts that this &#8220;award-winning adaptation of <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/All_the_President%27s_Men\">the best-seller<\/a>&#8221; that led &#8220;to President Nixon&#8217;s resignation&#8221; is &#8220;one of the cagiest films ever made.&#8221; He notes that &#8220;we are enthralled&#8221; even though &#8220;not much happens,&#8221; given that &#8220;major discoveries by the two investigative reporters are few and far between&#8221; &#8212; and, &#8220;as he had done with <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=10447\"><em>The Parallax View<\/em><\/a>, [director Alan] Pakula steeps his film in paranoia.&#8221; Peary describes Pakula&#8217;s directorial style thus: <\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Woodward and Bernstein are shown in close-up as they talk to strangers on the phone, trying to wangle information out of them. They sweat slightly as they bluff prior knowledge about what the people are divulging or insinuating &#8212; they worry that the people will stop in mid-sentence and question their right to ask such things. Because we don&#8217;t see the people the reporters speak to, they naturally become mystery figures &#8212; Pakula gives them nervous, reticent, suspicious deliveries so we feel they all have something to hide&#8221; [they do!] &#8220;or that they&#8217;re the types who might arrange for something nasty to happen to the hard-pushing reporters.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Peary argues that &#8220;if Pakula had moved the camera back from the reporters and directed the actors on the phone to speak in friendly, cooperative tones (using the same dialogue), we would feel <em>no<\/em> suspense.&#8221; Meanwhile, he notes that if Pakula &#8220;didn&#8217;t repeatedly show our reporters going alone, mostly at night&#8221; (meaning, after working hours, when people are likely to be home?) &#8220;to the doors of people who don&#8217;t want to speak to them or who are reluctant to reveal all they know&#8221; (hmmmm, I wonder why?) &#8220;or, as in Woodward&#8217;s case, meeting his contact &#8216;Deep Throat&#8217; in an underground garage so dark we can&#8217;t see faces, we wouldn&#8217;t think that our two heroes are so vulnerable (or brave).&#8221; <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/All-the-Presidents-Men-Holbrook.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/All-the-Presidents-Men-Holbrook-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-71894\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/All-the-Presidents-Men-Holbrook-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/All-the-Presidents-Men-Holbrook-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/All-the-Presidents-Men-Holbrook-128x72.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/All-the-Presidents-Men-Holbrook-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/All-the-Presidents-Men-Holbrook-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/All-the-Presidents-Men-Holbrook-480x270.png 480w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/All-the-Presidents-Men-Holbrook.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m not quite sure what Peary is getting at with these criticisms, nor what he means when he says, &#8220;Near the end we are told that they are in danger &#8212; we felt it all along &#8212; but nothing comes of this. Indeed, none of the paranoia we feel throughout the film is justified.&#8221; I disagree. Bernstein and Woodward are authentically concerned &#8212; as they should be &#8212; about their jobs (not to mention the reputation of their esteemed newspaper) being on the line; and when dealing with high-level politicians and their lackeys, I don&#8217;t think there&#8217;s such a thing as being too cautious (or, frankly, too paranoid). <em>All the President&#8217;s Men<\/em> is inherently dramatic given what the reporters end up uncovering, which impacted nothing less than the course of American history. Peary does concede that the &#8220;acting is excellent, particularly by Jason Robards, Jr., who won a Best Supporting Actor Oscar as the <em>Post<\/em>&#8216;s managing editor, Ben Bradlee&#8221; <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/All-the-Presidents-Men-Robards.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/All-the-Presidents-Men-Robards-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-71879\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/All-the-Presidents-Men-Robards-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/All-the-Presidents-Men-Robards-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/All-the-Presidents-Men-Robards-128x72.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/All-the-Presidents-Men-Robards-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/All-the-Presidents-Men-Robards-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/All-the-Presidents-Men-Robards-480x270.png 480w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/All-the-Presidents-Men-Robards.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; and that &#8220;another plus is that we get a sense of the inner workings of a newspaper and how individual reporters pursue a story (i.e., phone calls, legwork, paperwork).&#8221; <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/All-the-Presidents-Men-Notes.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/All-the-Presidents-Men-Notes-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-71892\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/All-the-Presidents-Men-Notes-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/All-the-Presidents-Men-Notes-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/All-the-Presidents-Men-Notes-128x72.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/All-the-Presidents-Men-Notes-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/All-the-Presidents-Men-Notes-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/All-the-Presidents-Men-Notes-480x270.png 480w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/All-the-Presidents-Men-Notes.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/All-the-Presidents-Men-Phone.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/All-the-Presidents-Men-Phone-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-71893\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/All-the-Presidents-Men-Phone-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/All-the-Presidents-Men-Phone-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/All-the-Presidents-Men-Phone-128x72.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/All-the-Presidents-Men-Phone-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/All-the-Presidents-Men-Phone-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/All-the-Presidents-Men-Phone-480x270.png 480w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/All-the-Presidents-Men-Phone.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Peary&#8217;s strongest complaint seems to emerge near the end of his review, when he notes that &#8220;Woodward and Bernstein are shown to be manipulative, driven, willing-to-fib reporters &#8212; likable but not all that sympathetic. They seem to favor getting their Pulitzer-caliber story, without concern for what that story will mean to the country.&#8221; (This echoes Peary&#8217;s similar criticism about Claude Lanzmann&#8217;s relentless investigative work for <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=71718\"><em>Shoah<\/em><\/a>.) Peary argues that the &#8220;end of [the] film comes too early in the Watergate story and leaves us hanging &#8212; which is also the major problem with the book,&#8221; but once again, I disagree; the final typewritten sequence in the movie perfectly bookends the way it opened (on a plain piece of paper), adding a sucker-punch conclusion to the men&#8217;s work: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/All-the-Presidents-Men-Nixon-Resigns.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/All-the-Presidents-Men-Nixon-Resigns-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-71890\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/All-the-Presidents-Men-Nixon-Resigns-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/All-the-Presidents-Men-Nixon-Resigns-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/All-the-Presidents-Men-Nixon-Resigns-128x72.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/All-the-Presidents-Men-Nixon-Resigns-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/All-the-Presidents-Men-Nixon-Resigns-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/All-the-Presidents-Men-Nixon-Resigns-480x270.png 480w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/All-the-Presidents-Men-Nixon-Resigns.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, I&#8217;m a fan of both Hoffman and Redford&#8217;s performances (not highlighted in Peary&#8217;s review), and am impressed that we stay so engaged in their travails despite knowing how things turn out. This one remains worth a look. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Fine performances by the cast<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/All-the-Presidents-Men-Cast.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/All-the-Presidents-Men-Cast-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-71881\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/All-the-Presidents-Men-Cast-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/All-the-Presidents-Men-Cast-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/All-the-Presidents-Men-Cast-128x72.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/All-the-Presidents-Men-Cast-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/All-the-Presidents-Men-Cast-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/All-the-Presidents-Men-Cast-480x270.png 480w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/All-the-Presidents-Men-Cast.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Gordon Willis&#8217;s cinematography<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/All-the-Presidents-Men-Cinematography.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/All-the-Presidents-Men-Cinematography-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-71882\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/All-the-Presidents-Men-Cinematography-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/All-the-Presidents-Men-Cinematography-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/All-the-Presidents-Men-Cinematography-128x72.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/All-the-Presidents-Men-Cinematography-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/All-the-Presidents-Men-Cinematography-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/All-the-Presidents-Men-Cinematography-480x270.png 480w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/All-the-Presidents-Men-Cinematography.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/All-the-Presidents-Men-Cinematography3.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/All-the-Presidents-Men-Cinematography3-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-71884\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/All-the-Presidents-Men-Cinematography3-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/All-the-Presidents-Men-Cinematography3-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/All-the-Presidents-Men-Cinematography3-128x72.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/All-the-Presidents-Men-Cinematography3-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/All-the-Presidents-Men-Cinematography3-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/All-the-Presidents-Men-Cinematography3-480x270.png 480w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/All-the-Presidents-Men-Cinematography3.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/All-the-Presidents-Men-Cinematography4.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/All-the-Presidents-Men-Cinematography4-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-71885\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/All-the-Presidents-Men-Cinematography4-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/All-the-Presidents-Men-Cinematography4-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/All-the-Presidents-Men-Cinematography4-128x72.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/All-the-Presidents-Men-Cinematography4-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/All-the-Presidents-Men-Cinematography4-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/All-the-Presidents-Men-Cinematography4-480x270.png 480w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/All-the-Presidents-Men-Cinematography4.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nYes, as a still-engaging classic. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Categories<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Genuine Classic<\/li>\n<li>Oscar Winner or Nominee<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p> (<span style=\"color:red;font-weight:bold;\">Listed in <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?page_id=1458\"><em>1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die<\/em><\/a><\/span>) <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0074119\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tcm.com\/tcmdb\/title\/67091\/all-the-presidents-men#articles-reviews?articleId=297118\">TCM Article<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1976\/04\/08\/archives\/presidents-men-spellbinding-film.html\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.combustiblecelluloid.com\/classic\/allpres.shtml\">Combustible Celluloid Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/idy1lfRJ-7M\">Immersion Through Realism Video Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/GeTUpnXt210\">&#8220;All the President&#8217;s Men&#8221; in under three minutes<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Goddammit, when is somebody going to go on the record in this story?&#8221; Synopsis: While investigating the Watergate scandal for The Washington Post, rookie reporters Bob Woodward (Robert Redford) and Carl Bernstein (Dustin Hoffmann) quickly find that their story goes far deeper 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Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Alan J. 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