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Cinematography In All The President's Men

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“Bernstein, are you sure on this story?” Ben Bradlee, executive editor of The Washington Post, asks journalists Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward before publishing a story about the Watergate scandal, which is contradictory to what the rest of the world believed (All). Based on a true events, All the President’s Men is a 1976 American political thriller. The film is based on the non-fiction book, which has the same title, by Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward. Directed by Alan J. Pakula, this film has been noted to be one of the most outstanding political thrillers of the 1970s. All the President’s Men allures to viewers through its themes, depiction of main characters, and effective cinematography. On June 17, 1972, Woodward (played by Robert …show more content…

“All the President’s Men doesn’t dwell on the private lives of its characters, but it does have a nice touch with their professional lives, and especially with their relationships with editors” (Ebert). Woodward was hired by The Washington Post in September of 1971, only nine months before the Watergate break-in (Sleuths). Robert Redford portrays Woodward as a confident man who is not afraid to take charge (All). The depiction of Woodward’s hunger for reporting this story is very accurate. According to the Q&A tab on Bob Woodward’s website, the Watergate scandal story was just handed to him (Woodward). However, Woodward was still new to the journalistic scene, so he had a lot of learning to do from his colleagues. On the other hand, Bernstein is portrayed by Hoffman as a shaggy journalist that stumbles through his investigation. He is almost always seen with a cigarette in his hand (Sleuths). In fact, at one point in the film, Woodward asks, “Is there any place you don’t smoke?” after seeing Bernstein light up a cigarette in an elevator (All). However, one flaw to Bernstein’s character is that the film tends to down-play his role in journalism. He is seen more as a “side-kick” to Woodward, who plays “the hero” (Sleuths). Redford and Hoffman put a lot of time and effort into making Woodward and Bernstein as accurate as

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