Ben Bradlee

Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward changed American history through their dogged pursuit of the truth in uncovering the story of Watergate. Starting small and building step-by-step, they connected the dots that led from a third-rate burglary at the Watergate Office Building to the resignation of the President of the United States. This documentary asks the question: If two young reporters uncovered a national crime in the White House today, could they be as successful as Woodward and Bernstein were in the 1970s? Through interviews with prominent journalists such Walter Cronkite, Jonathan Alter, Linda Ellerbee, Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward, we take an insightful look at the state of investigative journalism in America today.

It was a plot device worthy of any film noir thriller. A shadowy figure, keeper of the secrets to a national crime, reveals snippets of information to the man struggling to crack the case. Meetings in shadowy parking garages... cryptic signals using flower pots on balconies... it was John Le Carre or Alfred Hitchcock at their best... And it was all true. Featuring interviews with Carl Bernstein, Bob Woodward, Walter Cronkite, Oliver Stone, Watergate prosecutor Richard Ben-Veniste and many others, this documentary examines the methods, motivations and far-reaching legacy of the man known as Deep Throat, now revealed to be W. Mark Felt, Deputy Director of the FBI during the Watergate era.

백만장자 해리(Harry Brock: 존 굿맨 분)가 로비를 위해 워싱턴에 온다. 해리는 상원의원들을 매수하기 위해 상류층 파티에 열심히 쫓아다니는데 그때마다 애인인 빌리(Billie Dawn: 멜라니 그리피스 분)가 무식을 드러내서 애를 먹는다. 빌리를 유식하게 만들 방법이 없을까 고민하던 해리는 유능한 기자인 폴(Paul Verrall: 돈 존슨 분)에게 빌리를 유식하게 만드는 과외를 맡긴다. 폴의 도움을 받아 인정받는 기쁨이 뭔지를 알게 된 빌리는 자신을 바꾸기 위해 열심히 노력한다. 그리고 자신의 삶이 얼마나 비뚤어진 것이었는지를 깨닫는다. 이제 빌리는 차근차근 자신의 삶을 바로 잡아 나간다.

Hoffman, Redford, Bernstein, Woodward, Pakula and Bradlee. Creators and creatures involved in one way or another with 'All the President's Men', whether being the novel or the movie, appear in this documentary to talk about the challenge of both medias and how one was successfully transformed into another.