All the President's Men (film)

The Untouchables is a film adaptation of the book The Watergate Affair (Original Title: All the President's Men ). Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward in 1976 William Goldman wrote the screenplay based on the factual report on the political scandal for director Alan J. Pakula. Together with Klute (1971) and The Parallax View (1974 ) is the President's so-called " paranoia trilogy " in Pakula's work.

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The film describes the multi-year research of journalists Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward of the Washington Post since the U.S. presidential election campaign in 1972. They revealed that the White House staff would monitor the campaign office of the opposition Democratic Party, eventually leading to the resignation of U.S. President Richard Nixon led. Here, Woodward meets often with a mysterious informant who is only mentioned under the pseudonym Deep Throat.

Success

The eight- million dollar movie played in the U.S. alone, a 70 million dollars. Among other things, The Untouchables for eight Oscars, four Golden Globes and ten British Academy Film Awards, was nominated and went at the Academy Awards 1977 in four categories as Oscar - winner. The end of 2010 the film in the National Film Registry of the U.S. Library of Congress has been recorded. The reason: It is a rare example that a successful book was translated into a hit movie and a cultural phenomenon.

German version

The German synchronous processing was 1976.

Reviews

  • Encyclopedia of the International Films: Two American journalists who doggedly pursue, against strong opposition, an initially vague track, reveal a conspiracy in the highest government circles. Thriller on the background of authentic Watergate scandal that led to the fall of President Nixon. Exciting, played excellent: A political thriller of high quality.
  • The time 1976: Pakula amazingly manages to make tired old details and waiving any dramatization an exciting film, which says a lot about American self-understanding and understanding press. Pakula's handicap: All too often degenerates from his film in Telephonorgien who do not let the talent of its stars a lot of space.

Awards (excerpt)

Oscar

Awards

  • Best Adapted Screenplay: William Goldman
  • Best Supporting Actor: Jason Robards
  • Best Sound: Arthur Piantadosi, Les Fresholtz, Rick Alexander, James E. Webb
  • Best Art Direction: George Jenkins, George Gaines

Nominations

  • Best Film: Walter Coblenz
  • Best Director: Alan J. Pakula
  • Best Supporting Actress: Jane Alexander

Writers Guild of America

  • Best Adapted Screenplay: William Goldman

New York Film Critics Circle Awards

  • Best Picture
  • Best Director: Alan J. Pakula
  • Best Supporting Actor: Jason Robards
1976 in film Film score David Shire Gordon Willis Mark Felt Benjamin C. Bradlee Hugh W. Sloan, Jr. Penny Fuller Eugenio Martínez Lindsay Crouse James W. McCord, Jr. Literary adaptation 49th Academy Awards Rolf Schult Thomas Danneberg
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