"All the President's Men" (1976) was the film that paved the way for Robert Redford's role establishing the Sundance Film Festival as a one-stop exhibition center, production unit and teaching lab. The film itself was in some ways a happy accident.
Following the Summer 1972 break-in at Democratic National Headquarters, Redford approached the real-life Washington Post reporters Bob Woodward (played in the film by Redford) and Carl Bernstein (Dustin Hoffman) to get a film project rolling, only to be told that the journalists were too busy with the still-unfolding real-life story. Contemporary viewers may be astonished to learn that newspaper reporters could wield such clout, that millions actually waited for news to be delivered to their front porch daily.
"All the President's Men" comes to Blu-ray in a two-disc set with an impressive array of bonus features: "Telling the Truth About Lies: The Making of 'All the President's Men,'" "Woodward and Bernstein, Lighting the Fire" and "Out of the Shadows: The Man Who Was Deep Throat." Feature-film commentary by Redford, vintage featurette "Pressure and the Press," vintage Jason Robards interview, excerpt from TV's "Dinah," hosted by Dinah Shore.