Jane alexander born october 28, 1939 is an american author. Kramer, all the presidents men, and the great white hope, ms. Here, the story behind the making of the movie that brought tinseltown gloss to washington proceduralism and transformed beltway scribes from inkstained tradesmen to the pinnacle of cool. Jack warden, martin balsam, hal holbrook, jason robards, jane alexander.
Kramer, all the presidents men and the great white hope, jane alexander has appeared in over 55 screen roles, including brubaker, the cider house rules, sunshine state, feast of love and terminator salvation. Her true brilliance has come from the remarkable range and depth of her talent. The washington post reporters bob woodward and carl bernstein uncover the details of the watergate scandal that leads to president richard nixon s resignation. Last may and june marked the fortieth anniversary of a wellknown historical event namely the watergate burlaries. Alexander has appeared in over 75 screen and television roles. Aided by a guiltridden 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. Dustin hoffman and robert redford in all the presidents men 1976 robert redford at an. All the presidents men 59 movie clip people sure are worried. Woodward, bernstein, bradlee, john dean and alexander butterfield. Pakula and based on the woodwardbernstein book, the film won four 1976 academy awards best supporting actor jason robards, adaptation screenplay william goldman, art direction and sound. Heralded as one of the finest 70s actresses to arrive in films following a towering broadway success, jane went.
All the presidents men, is the academy awardwinning film from 1976 that stars robert redford and dustin hoffman. The original focus of the book was to be on the perpetrators of the breakin, but redford thought the more interesting story was of how two young reporters were able to bring down a president. Jane alexander is an actress, a writer, and a conservationist. This superb film, executive produced and narrated by robert redford, features interviews with many of the central figures in the watergate affair, and sheds new light on what. An actress in the theatre of politics, was named a new york times notable book. She is known for her roles in the great white hope, all the presidents men, eleanor and franklin and playing for time, among others. She chaired the national endowment for the arts under president clinton from 19931997 and her chronicle of those turbulent years, command performance. Jane alexander, of lockeport, nova scotia and dobbs ferry, new york, is a tony and emmyaward winning actress, fourtime oscar nominee, author and wildlife advocate. Alexander has appeared in more than 70 films including testament, kramer vs. Dustin hoffman, robert redford, jack warden, martin balsam, hal holbrook, jason robards, jane alexander, meredith baxter, ned. Angular in features, reserved in demeanor and moreorless plaintive in appearance, actress jane alexander has played down the glamor card for the most part. The washington post reporters bob woodward and carl bernstein uncover the details of the watergate scandal that leads to president richard nixons resignation.
All the presidents men digibook bluray 1976 best buy. Jun 05, 1974 also, all the president s men also made deep throat a househol it s a compelling portrayal of an momentous slice of american history and journalism. All the president s men is a 1976 american political thriller film about the watergate scandal, which brought down the presidency of richard m. But all the presidents men from the book by carl bernstein and bob. This superb movie is based on the book of the same name written by washington post reporters bob woodward and carl bernstein. Pakula with a screenplay by william goldman, it is based on the 1974 nonfiction book of the same name by carl bernstein and bob woodward, the.
Jane alexander in all the president s men 1976 supporting actress sundays where some supporting actress performances offer ambient dimension, or complicating texture, or compelling counterpoint to the central narrative, others operate almost exclusively to make something happen within the narrative of the film. Cannily appealing to both an audience s desire for a happy ending and the 1970s knowledge of that ending s limitations, all the president s men told a truelife suspense tale about the triumph of a free press, even though what woodward and bernstein exposed about richard nixon s white house was hardly reassuring. All the presidents men is a 1976 american political thriller film about the watergate scandal, which brought down the presidency of richard m. Demystified videos in demystified, britannica has all the answers to your burning questions. With dustin hoffman, robert redford, jack warden, martin balsam. It is less about a look at the making of the film and more about the whole history of watergate, the role that woodward and bernstein had in unearthing it, ultimately bringing down the nixon presidency. Alexanders additional screen credits include all the presidents men 1976, kramer vs. She is a tony award winner and twotime emmy award winner. Jane alexander born october 28, 1939 is an american author, actress, and former director of the national endowment for the arts. Alexander made her broadway debut in 1968 in the great white hope and won the 1969 tony award for best featured actress in a play. Rosenfeld is the local news editor who originally assigns woodward to the story, before it.
All the presidents men by carl bernstein goodreads. This particular 2disc special edition of all the presidents men features a new featurelength documentary entitled all the presidents men revisited. It also explores a working newspaper, where the mission is to get the story and get it right. Pakula s all the president s men pulled back the curtain on the investigative team that uncovered the watergate conspiracy, bringing journalists like robert woodward, carl bernstein and. Jane alexander was born and raised in brookline, massachusetts, and attended sarah lawrence college and the university of edinburgh. Kramer 1979, and testament 1983, all of which earned her oscar nods, brubaker 1980, the cider house rules 1999, and fur 2006, in which she played gertrude nemerov, mother of diane arbus, played in the film by nicole kidman.
Kramer, all the presidents men and the great white hope. All the presidents men 1976 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. From the watergate breakin on june 17,1972 to president nixon s resignation on august 9,1974 all the president s men goes doortodoor with the possible crooks trying to give president nixon the unfair advantage with names like mitchell, stans, magruder, kalmbach, haldeman and many others with over forty men going to prison. All the president s men is truer to the craft of journalism than to the art of storytelling, and that s its problem. Even the national watergate scandal started off as local news. In the context of all the president s men, harry rosenfeld is ben bradlee, lite. Pakula and scripting by william goldman remove much of the inherent dramatic lethargy in any story of reporters running down a story. The movie is as accurate about the processes used by investigative reporters as we have any right to expect, and yet process finally overwhelms narrative were adrift in a sea of names, dates, telephone numbers, coincidences, lucky breaks, false leads, dogged footwork. Parents need to know that all the president s men is a classic drama based on the true story of the reporters who uncovered the watergate scandal. The shot above, with jane alexander as a bookkeeper who knows too much, is lit like an interrogation scene, with an offscreen key light casting shadows on the wall behind her.
Forty years ago this month, the premiere of all the presidents men. Pakula sophies choice and based on the bestselling woodwardbernstein book, the film was nominated for eight academy awards including best picture, winning four, including best supporting actor for jason robards brilliant performance as post editor ben bradlee. Pakula and based on the woodwardbernstein book, the. Jane alexander born october 28, 1939 is an american author, actress, and. This evening i went to an american cinematheque screening of 1976 film adaptation of all the president s men. It has some tense moments, strong language including s t and fk, smoking, and drinking. Pakula with a screenplay by william goldman, it is based on the 1974 nonfiction book of the same name by carl bernstein and bob woodward, the two journalists investigating the watergate scandal for the washington post. Haldeman and john ehrlichman, and the revelation of the nixon tapes by alexander butterfield in 1973. An oral history forty years ago this month, the premiere of all the presidents men upended dcs notion of celebrity. Jane alexander is an american author, actress, and former director of the national endowment for the arts. A fourtime oscar nominee for the films testament, kramer vs. Jane alexander list of movies and tv shows tv guide. In english with optional subtitles in english, french or spanish.
All the presidents men 1976 official trailer robert. Jane alexander share a fourtime oscar nominee for the films testament, kramer vs. Jul 10, 2014 all the president s men 1976 official trailer robert redford, dustin hoffman thriller hd reporters woodward and bernstein uncover the details of the watergate scandal that leads to president. All the presidents men full frame, widescreen, subtitled. The movie was based on the book of the same name by. All the presidents men some ingenious direction by alan j. In the book and in the movie, judy hoback now judy miller. Jane alexander full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films. Ben bradlee, and jane alexander as an innocent caught up in the machinations. Jason robards, jack warden, hal holbrook, jane alexander, martin. Jane alexander has appeared in over 55 screen roles, including brubaker.
Carl bernstein book, bob woodward book 1 more credit. Impartiality aside, no film blends the elements of journalism and washington intrigue more compellingly than all the president s men, the story of two washington post reporters who helped take. This influenced woodward and bernstein to rethink the book that would eventually become all the president s men 1976. Jane alexander celebrity profile check out the latest jane alexander photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. Kramer, all the presidents men, and the great white hope for the big screen, each of which graced her with academy award nominations, and on television in award winning roles in. All the president s men revisited hd, 88minutes is a new documentary that aired on the discovery channel in the spring of 20. Jane alexander met with hoback to prepare for her role in the film. But after watching all the presidents men, we can add bookkeeper of. The story chronicles the pulitzer prizewinning investigative reporting of bob woodward and carl bernstein from the woodwards initial report on the watergate breakin through the resignations of h. Jane alexander cast william and catherine hallmark. When you open your copy of all the presidents men, they. All the presidents men is first and foremost a movie about the news business. Dustin hoffman, jason robards, jack warden, hal holbrook, jane alexander, martin balsam.
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