All the President's Men is a 1976 film directed by Alan J. Pakula. The film's plot is a political thriller based on the true story of the investigative journalism efforts of Washington Post reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein that led to the Watergate scandal. 

Plot

The story begins with a break-in at the Watergate building of the Democratic National Committee in June 1972. The break-in catches the attention of young Washington Post reporter Bob Woodward (played by Robert Redford), who starts investigating the case. Soon, he is joined by fellow reporter Carl Bernstein (played by Dustin Hoffman).

As they dig deeper, Woodward and Bernstein uncover a series of connections and intrigues that link the break-in to the Committee to Re-elect President Richard Nixon. This leads them to suspect government involvement in covering up the break-in.

The plot follows the reporters as they work tirelessly to uncover the truth, encountering obstacles, threats, and intimidation along the way. Ultimately, their investigations lead to the Watergate scandal, which culminates in President Nixon's resignation in 1974.

"All the President's Men" is known for being an accurate and gripping adaptation of the real events that led to the Watergate scandal. The film is praised for the performances of Redford and Hoffman and for its portrayal of investigative journalism.

Director: Alan J. Pakula

Writer: William Goldman (based on the book by Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward)

Producer: Walter Coblenz

Music: David Shire

Main Cast:

• Dustin Hoffman as Carl Bernstein
• Robert Redford as Bob Woodward
• Jason Robards as Ben Bradlee
• Jack Warden as Harry M. Rosenfeld
• Martin Balsam as Howard Simons
• Hal Holbrook as "Deep Throat"

Major Awards: The film received extremely positive reviews from critics and won four Academy Awards.

Box Office Gross: The film had a good box office success.

Critical Reception: All the President's Men is a film based on the true story of Washington Post journalists Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward, who investigated and reported on the Watergate scandal that led to the resignation of U.S. President Richard Nixon. The film was praised by critics for its journalistic accuracy and for the performances of Dustin Hoffman and Robert Redford in the roles of the two journalists. Jason Robards also won an Oscar for his portrayal of Ben Bradlee, the executive editor of the Washington Post. 

In those years, on the heels of Watergate, this film had quite a lot of success and several awards including 4 Oscars : Screenplay - Setting - Soundtrack and best supporting actor to Jason Robards in the part of the newspaper editor - Sound effects. If we read between the lines no Best Picture award.

The reasons for the awards, however, can perhaps be explained by the handover of the U.S. presidency in January '77 from Ford (Republican) and heir to Nixon to Carter (Democrat). The political climate had changed and Watergate had shaken the country to its core.

Viewed today, it has little bite and is lost in the newspaper editorial and interviews.

Among other things, it is very long, more than two hours, and one struggles to get to the obvious end.