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Conspiracy film specialist Alan J. Pakula turned journalists Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein's best-selling account of their Watergate investigation into one of the hit films of Bicentennial year 1976. While researching a story about a botched 1972 burglary of Democratic Party headquarters at the Watergate apartment complex, green Washington Post reporters/rivals Woodward (Robert Redford, who also exec produced) and Bernstein (Dustin Hoffman) stumble on a possible connection between the burglars and a White House staffer. With the circumspect approval of executive editor Ben Bradlee (Jason Robards), the pair digs deeper. Aided by a guilt-ridden turncoat bookkeeper (Jane Alexander) and the vital if cryptic guidance of Woodward's mystery source, Deep Throat (Hal Holbrook), Woodward and Bernstein "follow the money" all the way to the top of the Nixon administration. Despite Deep Throat's warnings that their lives are in danger, and the reluctance of older Post editors, Woodward and Bernstein are determined to get out the story of the crime and its presidential cover-up. Once Bradlee is convinced, the final teletype impassively taps out the historically explosive results. ~ Lucia Bozzola, All Movie Guide

Dustin Hoffman - Carl Bernstein
Robert Redford - Bob Woodward
Jack Warden - Harry Rosenfeld
Martin Balsam - Howard Simons
Hal Holbrook - Deep Throat
Jason Robards, Jr. - Ben Bradlee

1976	Best Picture (nominee)	British Academy of Film and Television	Alan J. Pakula
1976	Best Director (nominee)	Directors Guild of America	Alan J. Pakula
1976	Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Pic (nominee)	Golden Globe	Jason Robards, Jr.
1976	Best Screenplay (nominee)	Golden Globe	William Goldman
1976	Best Adapted Screenplay (winner)	Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie	William Goldman
1976	Best Art Direction (winner)	Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie	George P. Gaines
1976	Best Art Direction (winner)	Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie	George Jenkins
1976	Best Director (nominee)	Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie	Alan J. Pakula
1976	Best Editing (nominee)	Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie	Robert Wolfe
1976	Best Picture (nominee)	Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie	Walter Coblenz
1976	Best Sound (winner)	Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie	Les Fresholtz
1976	Best Sound (winner)	Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie	Dick Alexander
1976	Best Sound (winner)	Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie	Jim Webb
1976	Best Sound (winner)	Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie	Arthur Piantadosi
1976	Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Pic (winner)	Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie	Jason Robards, Jr.
1976	Best Supporting Actress (nominee)	Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie	Jane Alexander
1976	Best Director (winner)	National Board of Review	Alan J. Pakula
1976	Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Pic (winner)	National Board of Review	Jason Robards, Jr.
1976	Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Pic (winner)	New York Film Critics Circle	Jason Robards, Jr.
1976	Best Director (winner)	New York Film Critics Circle	Alan J. Pakula

This 1997 Warner release came out pretty early on the DVD timeline, and while it comes in an anamorphic widescreen transfer that is a vast improvement over the old video release, the images come out grainy when compared to the original film print. Considering that Gordon Willis is easily one of the greatest cinematographers of all time, the transfer should be cleaned up in the future. Thankfully, the Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo audio track is much cleaner and does not need any perceivable remastering. The DVD comes with a few extras, but they really are not very meaningful. Since Alan J. Pakula was killed in a horrible auto accident in 1998, there is, sadly, no chance for a director commentary track in the future. Star Robert Redford (who also co-produced the project) and screenwriter William Goldman are both good storytellers who could offer meaningful insights into the production on a future DVD re-release. ~ Nick Dedina, All Movie Guide

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