Movies Make the News: All the President's Men (1976)

Showings

Theater 3 Wed, Aug 17, 2022 6:30 PM

Description

August 17 Only

With welcoming remarks and introduction by Editor-in-Chief and Publisher of The Lakeville Journal, Janet Manko.


Director: Alan J. Pakula
Starring: Dustin Hoffman; Robert Redford; Jack Warden; Martin Balsam; Hal Holbrook; Jason Robards


Adapted from the book by Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward.


Two green reporters and rivals working for the Washington Post, Bob Woodward (Robert Redford) and Carl Bernstein (Dustin Hoffman), research the botched 1972 burglary of the Democratic Party Headquarters at the Watergate apartment complex. With the help of a mysterious source, code-named Deep Throat (Hal Holbrook), the two reporters make a connection between the burglars and a White House staffer. Despite dire warnings about their safety, the duo follows the money all the way to the top.


2hrs 18mins / PG


Janet Manko is the publisher and editor in chief of The Lakeville Journal Company in Lakeville, Conn., which publishes The Lakeville Journal and The Millerton News, as well as the regional website, tricornernews.com and other publications. Janet edits the opinion pages for The Lakeville Journal and writes the editorials.  Janet has volunteered in her community on the boards of Housatonic Child Care Center, The Arts Fund for Region One, The Bissell Fund, The Tri-State Chamber of Commerce, EXTRAS, and statewide on the board of the Connecticut Foundation for Open Government and the Connecticut Council on Freedom of Information. She also served on the board of the New York Press Association and is a member of the International Society of Weekly Newspaper Editors. Read more.


Tickets: $16

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