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All the President's Men is a 1976 American epic biographical political thriller film about the Watergate scandal that brought down the presidency of Richard Nixon.Directed by Alan J. Pakula, with a screenplay by William Goldman, it is based on the 1974 non-fiction book by Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward, the two journalists investigating the scandal for The Washington Post.
On November 5, 2015, Diane Lane was cast to play Felt's brilliant and troubled wife, Audrey, who shares the burden of Felt's dangerous dilemma about the White House's Watergate scandal. [11] On November 6, 2015, Jason Bateman joined the film to play an FBI agent and Felt lieutenant, Charlie Bates, who suspects that Felt is leaking classified ...
The Final Days is a 1989 television movie adaptation of the 1976 book written by Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein. The movie is directed by Richard Pearce and follows the events in the Nixon White House after the Washington Post's Watergate revelations.
[2] [3] Courtroom scenes for the movie were shot in Illinois, at the 1905 DeKalb County Courthouse. [4] It was produced by John Ashley, a former actor who was a friend of Conrad's. [5] Ashley recalls adapting the book being very difficult, not because of censorship but because it was hard to know what to leave out. [6]
It opened at the 46th Street Theatre in previews on January 18, 1989, officially on January 29, 1989, [17] and closed on June 11, 1989 after 153 performances. [18] It was directed by Josephine R. Abady and starred Edward Asner and Madeline Kahn, [17] who received a Tony Award nomination for Best Actress in a Play. [19] 1989 revival cast
William Mark Felt Sr. (August 17, 1913 – December 18, 2008) was an American law enforcement officer who worked for the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) from 1942 to 1973 and was known for his role in the Watergate scandal.
[61] Goodale noted in an article for The Daily Beast that the Times published the Papers after Ellsberg had leaked them to Sheehan, and further stated that the film "creates a false impression that the Post was a major player in such publication. It's as though Hollywood had made a movie about the Times' triumphant role in Watergate."
Summary [ edit ] Told through archival footage , its story is centered on Watergate whistleblower Martha Mitchell , a cabinet wife who was gaslit by the Nixon administration in an attempt to keep her silent.