All the President's Men is a quintessential American movie

Rating: 8/10 (8 March 2019)

In the run-up to the 1972 elections, Washington Post reporter Bob Woodward covers what seems to be a minor break-in at the Democratic Party National headquarters. He is surprised to find top lawyers already on the defense case, and the discovery of names and addresses of Republican fund organizers on the accused further arouses his suspicions. The editor of the Post is prepared to run with the story and assigns Woodward and Carl Bernstein to it. They find the trail leading higher and higher in the Republican Party, and eventually into the White House itself.
Robert Redford (Bob Woodward) approached Carl Bernstein (book), Bob Woodward (book) about making "All The President's Men" . Carl Bernstein insisted that Redford and Director: Alan J. Pakula follower the book and for the most part they did . This film captures the essence of a newspaper reporter and journalism very well. A bonafide hit the political thriller "All The President's Men" garnered a total of Eight Oscar nominations including Best Picture and won Four including Best Supporting Actor, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Sound and Art Direction.
Dustin Hoffman as Carl Bernstein and Robert Redford as Bob Woodward ! Perfect.Jason Robards shines as their boss Ben Bradlee, and Hal Holbrook is quite great as Deep Throat- the key information provider to Woodward who managed to remain anonymous until 2005.
All the President's Men is a quintessential American movie.