All the President's Men (1976)

Regisseur:

Alan J. Pakula

Drehbuchautoren:

Carl Bernstein (book) &
Bob Woodward (book) ...
(mehr)

Premierendatum:

9. April 1976 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Historienfilm | Thriller

Werbezeile:

At times it looked like it might cost them their jobs, their reputations, and maybe even their lives.

Plot:

Reporters Woodward and Bernstein uncover the details of the Watergate scandal that leads to President Nixon's resignation.

Plot Keywords:

Paranoia | Library Of Congress | Man With No Name | Sergeant | Reporter

Filmpreise:

Won 4 Oscars. Another 10 wins & 20 nominations

Nutzerkommentare:

Truth is stranger...

Besetzung

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
John McMartin	...	Scott, Foreign Editor
Robert Walden	...	Donald H. Segretti
Frank Wills	...	Himself - Watergate Security Guard
F. Murray Abraham	...	Sgt. Paul Leeper, Arresting Officer #1
David Arkin	...	Eugene Bachinski
Henry Calvert	...	Bernard L. Barker
Dominic Chianese	...	Eugenio R. Martinez
Bryan Clark	...	Arguing Attorney (as Bryan E. Clark)
Nicolas Coster	...	Markham
Lindsay Crouse	...	Kay Eddy (as Lindsay Ann Crouse)
Valerie Curtin	...	Miss Milland
Gene Dynarski	...	Court Clerk
Nate Esformes	...	Virgilio R. Gonzales
Ron Hale	...	Frank A. Stugis
Richard Herd	...	James W. McCord, Jr.
Polly Holliday	...	Dardis' Secretary
James Karen	...	Hugh Sloan's Lawyer
Paul Lambert	...	National Editor
Frank Latimore	...	Judge
Gene Lindsey	...	Alfred D. Baldwin
Anthony Mannino	...	Arresting Officer #2
Allyn Ann McLerie	...	Carolyn Abbott
James Murtaugh	...	Congress Library Clerk
John O'Leary	...	Attorney #1
Jess Osuna	...	Joe, FBI Agent
Neva Patterson	...	Angry CRP Woman
George Pentecost	...	George
Penny Peyser	...	Sharon Lyons
Joshua Shelley	...	Al Lewis
Sloane Shelton	...	Bookeeper's Sister
Lelan Smith	...	Arresting Officer #3
Jaye Stewart	...	Male Librarian
Ralph Williams	...	Ray Steuben
George Wyner	...	Attorney #2
Leroy Aarons	...	Financial Editor
Donnlynn Bennett	...	Reporter
Stanley Bennett Clay	...	Assistant Metro Editor (as Stanley Clay)
Carol Coggin	...	News Aide
Laurence Covington	...	News Announcer
John Devlin	...	Metro Editor
John Furlong	...	News Desk Editor
Sidney Ganis	...	L.A. Stringer
Amy Grossman	...	Reporter
Cynthia Herbst	...	Reporter
Basil Hoffman	...	Assistant Metro Editor
Mark Holtzman	...	Reporter
Jamie Smith-Jackson	...	Post Librarian
Barbara Lipsky	...	Reporter (as Barbara Litsky)
Doug Llewelyn	...	White House Aide
Jeff MacKay	...	Reporter
Irwin Marcus	...	Reporter
Greg Martin	...	Reporter
Ron Menchine	...	Post Librarian
Christopher Murray	...	Photo Aide
Jess Nadelman	...	Assistant Metro Editor
Noreen Nielson	...	Reporter
Florence Pepper	...	Message Desk Receptionist
Barbara Perlman	...	CRP Receptionist
Louis Quinn	...	Salesman
Peter Salim	...	Reporter
Shawn Shea	...	News Aide
Marvin Smith	...	Reporter
Pam Trager	...	Reporter
Carol Trost	...	Ben Bradlee's Secretary
Richard Venture	...	Assistant Metro Editor
Bill Willens	...	Hippie
Wendell Wright	...	Assistant Metro Editor
übrige Besetzung in alphabetischer Reihenfolge:
Spiro Agnew	...	Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Warren Burger	...	Himself (archive footage) (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
Walter Cronkite	...	Himself (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited)
Cara Duff-MacCormick	...	Tammy Ulrich (uncredited)
Thomas Eagleton	...	Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Gerald Ford	...	Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Richard Kleindienst	...	Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Clark MacGregor	...	Himself (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
Pat Nixon	...	Herself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Richard Nixon	...	Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Rick O'Donnell	...	CIA Agent (uncredited)
Del Rager	...	CIA Agent (uncredited)
John Randolph	...	John Mitchell (voice) (uncredited)
Ronald L. Ziegler	...	Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)

Regie
Alan J. Pakula

Buch
Carl Bernstein		(book) &
Bob Woodward		(book)
William Goldman		(screenplay)

Produktion
Jon Boorstin	....	associate producer
Michael Britton	....	associate producer
Walter Coblenz	....	producer

Originalmusik
David Shire

Kamera
Gordon Willis

Schnitt
Robert L. Wolfe

Casting
Alan Shayne

Szenenbild
George Jenkins

Bühnenbildner/Ausstatter (set decorators)
George Gaines

Maske/Frisuren
Fern Buchner	....	makeup artist
Don L. Cash	....	makeup artist (as Don Cash)
Romaine Greene	....	hair stylist
Lynda Gurasich	....	hair stylist
Gary Liddiard	....	key makeup artist

Produktionsleiter (production managers)
E. Darrell Hallenbeck	....	executive production manager

Regieassistenten
Bill Green	....	first assistant director
Kim Kurumada	....	second assistant director
Art Levinson	....	first assistant director
Charles Ziarko	....	second assistant director

Ausstattung (Stab)
Matty Azzarone	....	assistant property master
Guy Bushman	....	assistant property master
Mike Higelmire	....	lead man
Roger Irvin	....	construction foreman
Robert I. Jillson	....	assistant art director (as Bob Jillson)
Robert Krume	....	construction coordinator
Alan Levine	....	property master (as Allan Levine)
Bill MacSems	....	property master
George Szeptycki	....	draughtsman (as J. George Szeptycki)
Edward T. McAvoy	....	scenic artist (uncredited)

Ton Stab
Rick Alexander	....	sound re-recording mixer (as Dick Alexander)
Clint Althouse	....	boom operator
Milton C. Burrow	....	supervising sound editor
Les Fresholtz	....	production sound mixer
Les Fresholtz	....	sound re-recording mixer
Chris McLaughlin	....	boom operator
Arthur Piantadosi	....	sound re-recording mixer (as Art Piantadosi)
James E. Webb	....	production sound mixer (as Jim Webb)

Spezialeffekte
Henry Millar	....	special effects

Kamera und Elektrik (Stab)
Howard Bingham	....	still photographer
Ray De La Motte	....	first assistant camera (as Ray de la Motte)
Ralph Gerling	....	camera operator
Carl R. Gibson Jr.	....	best boy (as Carl Gibson Jr.)
Louis Goldman	....	still photographer
George Holmes	....	gaffer
Larry D. Howard	....	best boy electric (as Larry Howard)
Frank Lambers	....	crab dolly grip
Bob Rose	....	key grip
Peter Salim	....	second assistant camera
Ron Vargas	....	second assistant camera
Bernie Abramson	....	director of photography: second unit (uncredited)

Casting (Stab)
Isabel Halliburton	....	casting consultant

Kostüm und Garderobe (Stab)
Jules Melillo	....	key costumer
G. Perez	....	assistant costumer
Bernie Pollack	....	costume supervisor

Schnitt (Stab)
Carroll Timothy O'Meara	....	assistant editor (as Tim O'Meara)
Steve Potter	....	assistant editor

Musik (Stab)
Nicholas C. Washington	....	music editor
Dan Wallin	....	scoring mixer (uncredited)

Transporte
Eddie Baken	....	transportation captain
Craig Pinkard	....	transportation coordinator

Restlicher Stab
Rebecca Britton	....	production coordinator
Steve Bussard	....	researcher
Eve Christopher	....	production staff
Phil Geyelin	....	production staff
Jill Gifford	....	production staff
Karen Hale Wookey	....	script supervisor (as Karen Wookey)
Jack Hirshberg	....	production publicist
Buck Holland	....	production assistant
Erika Koppitz	....	production coordinator
Ronnie Kramer	....	production coordinator
Marge Leonard	....	production staff
John Bard Manulis	....	production staff (as John Manulis)
Stuart Neumann	....	production staff
Joanna Ney	....	unit publicist
Dan Perri	....	title designer
Tammy Pittman	....	production staff
Ken Ryan	....	auditor
Liz Shea	....	production staff
Lois Smith	....	publicity consultant
Shirley Street	....	production staff
Steve Vetter	....	location manager

Produktionsfirmen

• Warner Bros. Pictures
• Wildwood

Verleihfirmen

• Warner Bros. Pictures (1976) (USA) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (1976) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Warner-Columbia Film (1976) (France) (theatrical)
• National Broadcasting Company (NBC) (1980) (USA) (TV) (broadcast premiere)
• Warner Home Video (1986) (USA) (VHS)
• Warner Home Video (2001) (Netherlands) (VHS)
• Argentina Video Home (Argentina) (DVD)
• Argentina Video Home (Argentina) (VHS)
• Varus Video
• Warner Home Video (2006) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (USA) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (USA) (laserdisc)
• Warner Home Vídeo (Brazil) (DVD)
• Warner Home Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)

Weitere Firmen

• DeForest Research  research
• Pacific Title  titles

Alternativ:

Unbestechlichen, Die (Österreich) (Bundesrepublik Deutschland) [de]

Länge:

138 Min | Spain:125 Min (TV version)

Produktionsland:

USA

Sprache:

Spanisch | Englisch

Farbe:

Farbe (Technicolor)

Seitenverhältnis:

1.85 : 1

Tonverfahren:

Mono

Altersfreigabe:

USA:R (original rating) | USA:PG (re-rating after appeal) (certificate #27119) | West Germany:12 | Netherlands:12 | Sweden:Btl | South Korea:12 | Brazil:10 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Finland:S | Iceland:L | Norway:12 (1976) | Singapore:PG | UK:15 | UK:AA (original rating)

Drehorte:

2600 Virginia Avenue NW, Washington, District of Columbia, USA

Firma:

Warner Bros. Pictures

Dies und das:

On Tuesday 31 May 2005, in advance of a revelatory July 2005 "Vanity Fair" article written by his attorney and spokesman, ninety-one-year-old W. Mark Felt acknowledged publicly for the first time that he was in fact "Deep Throat," a fact corroborated by Bob Woodward and the Washington Post. At the time of the Watergate break-in, Mr. Felt was second in command at the F.B.I.

Pannen:

Mikrophon sichtbar: At bottom left, when Bradlee calls out "Woodstein!"

Dialogzitate:

Bob Woodward: Segretti crisscrossed the country, at least a dozen times. And always stayed in cities where there were Democratic primaries.
Carl Bernstein: So if the break-in was just one incident in a campaign of sabotage that began a whole year before Watergate...
Bob Woodward: Then for the first time the break-in makes sense.
Carl Bernstein: This isn't so crazy. This whole thing didn't start with the bugging of the headquarters.
Bob Woodward: Segretti was doing this a year before the bugging.
Carl Bernstein: And a year before, Nixon wasn't slaughtering Muskie, he was running behind Muskie, before Muskie self-destructed.
[...]

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Soundtrack:

Concerto in C for two trumpets

Truth is stranger...

A central problem for all thrillers is that the need to find twist after clever twist means that stories escalate quickly into realms of implausibility; an apparently boring tale of low level corruption soon brings down the President of the United States. Which gives 'All the President's Men' a huge advantage over most thrillers, because this film (based on the Watergate incident in 1972) can tell such a story and support it on the basis that all of it is true. Director Alan Pakula, something of a conspiracy thriller specialist, here does a great job in adapting the book written by the journalists who broke the story: the film is never overly melodramatic, but is always tense, and although it has pair of heroes, we're left in no doubt of their selfish motivations as they work potential witnesses any way they can in their bid to nail the truth. Unlike most clichéd detective thrillers, the true nature of the crime is unknown (and arguably, remains unknown to this day), so even though we know what happened, there's an air of unpredictability to the story; reporters Woodward (played by Robert Redford) and Bernstein (Dustin Hoffman) don't know what they are looking for, even though they are certain that (somewhere) it is there. The plot is nicely paced, and even dares to skip lightly over the eventual vindication of the journalist's hunches, preferring to concentrate on how it felt for them, chasing this huge story, over a mere historical reconstruction of President Nixon's demise. Indeed, although Nixon appears in this film, it's only on television, and played by himself. This means that what we don't get is a wider analysis: a theory as to the true motive of Nixon's actions is hinted at but nothing more; nor does the film tell us whether it regards his behaviour as a disgrace to modern politics, or an mere symptom of them. In this respect, Oliver Stone's (more fanciful) 'Nixon' makes an interesting companion piece. But as a complex, gripping and understated thriller, 'All the President's Men' has few equals. Truth is stranger than fiction indeed.