Worth noting that Deep Throat's identity was kept secret for decades until former FBI Deputy Director Mark Felt came forward in 2005 and Woodward confirmed it was him (Felt had previously been theorized as Deep Throat's identity, but Woodward was insistent about not naming his source; in fact the way they cast Deep Throat's actor in the film was just that they had Woodward look at actors' headshots and tell them who would be best)

@lawrenceallen8096

3 ай бұрын

We now know that Bob Woodward was a CIA asset sent to oust President Nixon. He wasn’t a journalist. The same CIA that participated in the Kennedy assassination. This movie is part of the disinformation used to conceal the CIA's crime. Think this is fantasy? Just spend 60 seconds key-word searching "Bob Woodward CIA" and see what you get.

Jason Robards as Ben Bradlee just steals the show for me. I love every scene he's in. "Run that, baby."

@shasta810

3 ай бұрын

a well deserved supporting actor oscar

Redford was in another good movie around this time called "3 Days of the Condor". It's a political suspense movie I think you'd enjoy.

@jd190d

3 ай бұрын

That is a great movie with a really unsettling ending.

@johnmavroudis2054

3 ай бұрын

That's another truly EXCELLENT film. Brilliant drama and intrigue.

@cheezer57

3 ай бұрын

Great movie!

@EastPeakSlim

3 ай бұрын

You got it.

The process of breaking a big story like Watergate doesn't happen overnight. It takes lots of research, lots of interviewing, lots of hard work.

Investigating stuff like this before computers required really dedicated resourceful people.

@eriksmith2514

2 ай бұрын

I agree. But in some ways, it was easier to find people and information back then because there was less paranoia about privacy. You could often call information for any city in the country, look in a phone book, call the Department of Motor Vehicles, etc. And if you didn't want to be traced, you could call from a phone booth.

@znk0r

2 ай бұрын

@@eriksmith2514 Its way more than finding people, that was trivial. There was no ctrl-f in documents. You had to read everything, take notes, reread your notes, ask the right questions to people, hope they remembered stuff, knew where the information was archived comb through all the info etc...

@eriksmith2514

2 ай бұрын

@@znk0r I said it was easier to find people and information back then "in some ways," not that investigative journalism was limited to finding people.

I've been inside that parking garage where deep throat met Woodward. They even have a sign on one of the columns to mark where they met.

The man removing the tape from the door in the movie, is the actual security guard who discovered the break-in. He died in poverty.

@settermanfishing

3 ай бұрын

I thought Forrest Gump discovered the burglary?

@brianquinn8384

3 ай бұрын

I thought Michelle Williams and Kirsten Dunst discovered the burglary.

@mr.oconnor1423

3 ай бұрын

That's awesome!

@pulsarstargrave256

2 ай бұрын

It's sad that he died poor, he accidentally saved the country up to that point.

Thank you for a great reaction. I was starting out as a freelance journalist when this movie came out (and had vigorously followed the real story that brought down A US President) and this ignited a passion that became a career for the next 30 yrs. (Yes, journalism used to be just like that!) ❤❤❤

This shows the integrity of great journalism. Instead of believing in this type of news reporting people today listen to something that is said by someone on the internet who does not have to go through the type of scrutiny. It is very sad.

On top of everything else, it's good to see a couple of the 12 ANGRY MEN.

23:53 that wasn’t anyone typing, it was the news wire service - a teletype machine. Essentially a robot typewriter printing the articles that go out. Since the internet wasn’t a thing yet, and the physical newspapers only came out once per day, you could subscribe to the “wire service” to just get a stream of news stories as they’re written. It’s how, say, Associated Press or Reuters sent out their stories, so other newspapers could print them, and how big newspapers sent out their own stories too.

I admire you for hanging in there on a story you know little about and not getting overwhelmed. It's seat of the pants spring, though, isn't it! This screenplay was written by William Goldman, who wrote a lot of great screenplays, including "The Princess Bride"!

@jacobjones5269

3 ай бұрын

Plenty of wonderful, in depth breakdowns of Watergate here on KZread.. it really is a remarkable story..

70's movies are the best, I just love the aesthetic and how unformulaic they were. Most modern movies would end with a title card explaining everything that happened after the investigation, here they just cut to credits.

@o0pinkdino0o

3 ай бұрын

It was the height of paranoia and dissillusionment following the Civil Rights movement, Vietnam and Watergate. Cinema was dark, edgy and bleak, just like the news and politics of the day. And then came Star Wars.

@carlesmacuaid

3 ай бұрын

@@o0pinkdino0o All of that definitely played a part. Also it was just after the end of the old studio system and it allowed opportunities for all of these new, young filmmakers who were influenced by French New Wave, Italian cinema and other forms of cinema from around the world. It was a very creative time.

@DFWTexan42

3 ай бұрын

Technology moves quickly. Might as well expect those of us who were young in the 1970s to know about hitching up a horse and buggy. The analogy isn’t as wild as it seems, at first glance. Horse and carriage was common, into the late 1920s, (50 years removed from the 1970s). Today, the 1970s are 50 years removed from 2024. (God, I feel old.)

"All the President's Men" was one of the 1970s greatest movies about the biggest scandal in 20th Century American politics. For many of us who had tried to piece together what was going on (and at the time, it was confusing) , this movie helped tie events together comprehensively. The direction and acting were first-rate ( and if you've seen "Twelve Angry Men" you might recognize actors who were in both movies) and was a must-see when it was released. Great reaction, Ms. Camilla. Well done.

@paulcarfantan6688

3 ай бұрын

For another take on the Watergate scandal, you should read "Family of Secrets" by Russ Baker; because sometimes appearances are deceiving.

It's no surprise that journalists/reporters who dig too deep have bad things happen to them. People in power... it's a nasty business. I have never been able to find this movie on DVD but still have it on VHS. Redford and Hoffman, two superb actors and watching them together is just perfect. Thank you!

I never get tired of this movie. Thanks Kamilla for reacting to it.

If you like this subject matter, The Post (2017) is a film that involves the same News Paper and some of the same true to life people (Ben Bradley). Starring Tom Hanks, and many other big stars, so you know its a great movie. It really focuses on big decisions that journalist encounter when facing a national crisis.

@thomastimlin1724

3 ай бұрын

Meryl Streep

If you want another great movie about journalism, watch “Spotlight “.

@joegaspard9762

3 ай бұрын

Not to oversell it, but Spotlight might be the best movie about journalism. Ever.

I love seeing the old, long gone newspaper world. My grandfather was a newspaper editor in the 1940s and 50s, and my Dad was a newspaper reporter and editor from the 1960s through the 80s. It was so much fun visiting the paper, the newsroom was always full of activity, teletype machines going off, etc. I really remember the huge presses rolling off the newspapers, it was thrilling to go down there when the presses were running.

Kenneth Dahlberg's neighbor really was kidnapped. The ransom demand was considered the highest ever made at the time.

@im-gi2pg

3 ай бұрын

Did she live??

@johnhammonds5143

3 ай бұрын

en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virginia_Piper_kidnapping

Check out the satirical movie "Network", also from 1976. It's another brilliant film that you may enjoy.

@treetopjones737

3 ай бұрын

It predicted a part of the future of television.

8:38 Back when Journalists worked harder for the truth, Not hearsay, or rushing to be first with rumors and half-facts. How far the news business has sunken since. AFI top 100, great cast with the real story of Nixon's screw-up. I loved the scenes in the "Washington Post" desks..great set, looked like the real deal, and the morning meetings where the staff would decide what to do.

HAHA, "Man they can type so fast". It was a teletype machine.

@paulcarfantan6688

3 ай бұрын

Lol. Considering her age, might as well tell her it was a "blork-blork" machine. Old technology is such a mystery to young people. 😆

@DFWTexan42

3 ай бұрын

Technology moves quickly. Might as well expect those of us who were young in the 1970s to know about hitching up a horse and buggy. The analogy isn’t as wild as it seems, at first glance. Horse and carriage was common, into the late 1920s, (50 years removed from the 1970s). Today, the 1970s are 50 years removed from 2024. (God, I feel old.)

A movie about past journalism is like watching a movie about an extinct species in a rain forest that’s been bulldozed

@thomastimlin1724

3 ай бұрын

Yes, today the CIA would have whisked these two away somewhere isolated, and we would probably never see or hear from them again.

"Spotlight" (2015) starring Michael Keaton is another great behind-the-scenes journalism film, with a timely and compelling story.

@thomastimlin1724

3 ай бұрын

But he was always blocking my view of the trees...

The scene where the camera was slowly closing in on Redford and he screws up the name Dahlberg with MacGregor was actually a goof by Redford but he was so into it that he made it sound like Woodward had mixed up the names and not himself. Also Dalhberg saying that his neighbour’s wife was kidnapped did in fact happen it was just before people were REALLY paying attention to watergate

Michelle Williams and Kirsten Dunst star in the spoof/satire of this movie. 1999. They are clueless 15 year olds who volunteer to walk Dick Nixon’s dog while all this is going on around them. They overhear too much. It also stars Will Ferrell. It’s called “Dick” and is actually funny.

@Tomloser4321

3 ай бұрын

I saw that flick. It was funny to see older folks getting all the jokes, but younger people were confused as to why we were cracking up and losing it !

@paulcarfantan6688

3 ай бұрын

@@Tomloser4321 Haha ! That`s always the case with young reactors, just like in Forrest Gump" when Gump calls the D.C. Police because he`s seeing the burglars in the Watergate building from his hotel room. Few young people got that one. Lol.

@treetopjones737

3 ай бұрын

The ending scene is perfect.😄

@davidmichaelson1092

2 ай бұрын

I was so surprised how much I liked that movie. I had forgotten about it!

I was about fourteen when the whole Watergate thing went down, watched the President resign and didn't really understand it all until later. I've seen this movie a dozen times and it's always fascinating. Great to see it getting your reaction.

Great choice. This movie talks fast and makes you think fast with stunning performances. Another great Dustin Hoffman film is Tootsie where a failed New York Actor (Hoffman) dresses in drag as a woman to get a job on a hospital sit com. Also has Bill Murray as his roommate.

@treetopjones737

3 ай бұрын

On a soap opera, not a sitcom.

Just think, if it wasn't for Forrest Forest Gump, they never would have been caught....lol

@paulcarfantan6688

3 ай бұрын

"Outstanding Gump !" Forest truly was a national hero. 😄

"Hunt's come in from the cold." @ 14:41 is a reference/nod to British writer John le Carré's 1963 novel: "The Spy who Came in from the Cold," and the subsequent film. Put that one on the watch list. It stands in stark contrast to the early James Bond movies of the same period.

@jacobjones5269

3 ай бұрын

Not for the faint of heart, though.. Ruthless film.. And yes, very good..

With your interest in the workings of the Press I'd recommend 'The Post' (2017). It deals with the battle to maintain the Freedom of the Press as set out in the First Amendment but after seeing this you should recognise the very last scene.....

The odd name of "Watergate" for the hotel complex came from a literal water gate on the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, built in the 1830's. It was a reinforced wooden dam on the mouth of the Rock Creek as part of the first lock on the system. The remains of this dam became part of a National Park in 1971. (You will also find other claims for why the name, but these are mistaken.)

@paulcarfantan6688

3 ай бұрын

Interesting...didn`t know that.

The Washington Post has a history of breaking stories the government does not want to see in print. 2017s "The Post", starring Tom Hanks is another gem in this genre.

One of my all-time favorite films. My compliments on the reaction, and especially the YT editing of said reaction. As for the film... Hard to believe this kind of stuff happens under our noses. Every day. Still.

@treetopjones737

3 ай бұрын

Trump on trial.

Don't diss the guy who lurks in dark shadows in the underground parking lot: that's Deepthroat and he was the principal informant.

Truly one of the greatest political films... ever. The fact that it's true makes it even more astounding. Brilliant acting, direction, and dialog. They recreated the actual Washington Post newsroom exactly. I used to work at newspapers and this feels so spot on. Thanks for your most excellent reaction!

So cool that you watched this Kamilla. I remember this so well growing up in DC. It dominated the newspapers and TV news for two years, my sophomore and junior high school years. I remember coming back to base camp at Philmont Scout Ranch in New Mexico in July 74 and hearing that Nixon had resigned. It was surreal. Great job 👍. Gotta love those typewriters like I used in college. Lol Look fwd to your future movie watches.

This film was made just 4 years after the break-in. I was a hugh school Junior when they broke in.

This movie guided me toward journalism as a career.

There are 2 recent series that deal with "Watergate". "The White House Plumbers" who are the guys that actually did the Watergate robbery. Also "Gaslit" starring Julia Roberts as "Martha Mitchell". If you want other president movies, there is "The American President" and "Dave". If you want another newspaper movie, you should check out "The Paper".

A good follow up to this is The White House Plumbers. HBO mini series.

@markhamstra1083

3 ай бұрын

Sure, it’s worth watching even though it is more willing to stray from the facts into hyperbole, conjecture and conspiracy theory.

@paulcarfantan6688

3 ай бұрын

@@markhamstra1083 And what are the facts of the "Watergate Scandal" in a nutshell ?

@davidrichards6509

Ай бұрын

Better than HBO is Starz's "Gaslit" and the Slate podcast "Slow Burn" that it was adapted from. Also the Watergate "scandal" was actually just the proverbial tip of the iceberg ... most people today have no memory of the sordid criminal details behind the resignation of Vice President Spiro Theodore (Ted) Agnew that preceded the resignation of President Richard Milhouse Nixon and is how Gerald Rudolph Ford Jr became President of the United States without having EVER been elected as either Vice President OR President.

This movie is extraordinary in making what should be a very boring topic for a film into an exciting experience. It’s really impressive. Another film that does a similar feat is The Big Short. Well worth seeing.

I do radio news. It's very fast paced and the day just flies by.

Centane: another very, very good movie about this story is: "The Post" staring Tom Hanks, told from the viewpoint of the editor and the owner of the Washington Post. Very good acting (of course by Tom Hanks and Meryl Streep), you'll enjoy this movie as much as you did "All the President's Men". Please give it a view (and maybe even a 'reaction'. Thank you, Centane, it's always such a pleasure to watch you! 😊!

While I'm not American (I'm Canadian), we did hear a lot about the Watergate scandal as it was happening. This movie helped me understand the specifics.

Kudos for watching this movie so removed from you in tjme and place. A lot of those names, Liddy, Mitchell, etc would have been household names to most Americans in the 1970s.

One of the best political dramas ever. Great cast of top notch actors. Jason Robards was excellent as Ben Bradlee. A great Dustin Hoffman film to check out is The Marathon Man. Robert Redford was one of the top box office draws in the '70s. Check out Theee Days of the Condor from 1975 and The Sting from 1973. Great reaction.❤

Another great film about journalism is Spotlight which is about the Boston Globe investigating child abuse in the Catholic Church. Oscar winner for Best Picture.

I was a 25 yr old and was captured by this story. With a few minor exceptions it was completely accurate. Great movie.

Watergate is one of my first memories as a kid. I didn't understand much but enough to know that it was a big deal. By the way, the identity of Deep Throat is now public. It was Mark Felt, Deputy Director of the FBI.

They didn't call Nixon "Tricky Dicky" for nothing. 7 Days of the Condor is another good film.

I was in college when this all happened. A very scary time.

I looked at Dustin Hoffmann through a pair of binoculars at a Lakers game I was waving my hand to stop looking at me so I could look at him man is crazy but he is very intelligent too 😅

Great reaction! If you are interested in a more recent movie about investigative reporters, I'd like to suggest the 2015 _Spotlight_ . This is about the Boston Globe newspaper's team that discovered and publicised the Catholic Church's efforts to hide its problem of pedophile priests. It won Academy Awards for best picture and best screenplay

You would love the true story film "Spotlight", where the Boston Globe newspaper uncovered sexual abuse in the Catholic Church. Won Best Picture Academy Award 2017. Great reaction as always Kamilla !

@johnmavroudis2054

3 ай бұрын

Second this.

@JimJack-ng9yi

3 ай бұрын

what about all the sexual abuses with our politicians, movie stars, teachers & students and on & on, why dont they uncover that, because they always go after religion, that the Marxist way

@ammaleslie509

3 ай бұрын

Spotlight is a great movie but very hard to watch. Your heart aches for all the adults whose lives are messed up because of what happens to them when they were kids and everybody was covering it up

@hartspot009

3 ай бұрын

Thats the point. It is what makes it a great film. You never see what happens to them, but you hear and witness the trauma through survivors. Then, the sheer dogged determination by the Globe to expose the depth of the crimes and spark accountability worldwide. I thought Mark Ruffalo's acting was grade- A, although there wasnt a bad actor in any role

Great reaction. I found fascinating that you are studying communications. Is such an important job. Love your concentration on the movie. Is all about paying attention instead of getting distracted by talking.

I was eight when Nixon resigned. No clue what it was truly about, but leading up to that day I remember thinking: "The president's in trouble."

The events covered in the movie took place over the course of four years. And , yes, it got scary . The real life Deep Throat was the Assistant Director of the FBI , back then . It was only revealed after he passed away some years back .

Great reaction of this classic film!! I so enjoy your channel!!! All The President’s Men won four Academy Awards, including Best Supporting Actor for Jason Robards as Washington Post editor Ben Bradlee and Best Adapted Screenplay. It was nominated for four others including Best Picture. Spotlight (2015) is another investigative journalism film that won Best Picture at the Oscars. You should definitely react to it. 👀🍿

That's how it ends? For those of us who livedn through it knew it ends. And some resentment that we have to go through this again.

@Madbandit77

3 ай бұрын

That's because not enough of us learned from Watergate.

@beannathrach2417

3 ай бұрын

@@Madbandit77 We are told we have to enforce laws to deter future criminals. What would Reagan, Clinton, and Trump had done if Nixon had gone to pokey instead of retiring with his pardon?

@Madbandit77

3 ай бұрын

@@beannathrach2417 Clinton didn't do anything that deserved a jail sentence.

@treetopjones737

3 ай бұрын

@@Madbandit77 Correct. He won impeachment because it was not a high crime against the government ( lying about an affair ).

@treetopjones737

3 ай бұрын

We're already in the first trial.

Hells yeah! It’s Centane 💚💚

@Centane

3 ай бұрын

🥳🥳

You should watch The Post (2017) next.

One of the greatest "Mystery/Suspense" movies of all time, IMO, made terrifying because it's based on. true events! I have tremendous respect for real journalism, not internet gossip. I hope you. do become a journalist because Democracy is maintained by a free press with the help of journalists who have courage and integrity.

The book is excellent.

Wow, this was just a great film all the way around with iconic actors giving great performances and the writing of the film about all the little pieces being fitted together in detective fashion. it’s why the fourth estate of journalism was so important and it’s tragic that it no longer exists. Good for you for doing such an older film that nobody seems to bother about. Little bit chatty, but that alright.

Alfred Baldwin who was known as the "Shadow Man" was my stepfather for a very short time years ago. He was one of the FBI agents hired to bug the Democratic headquarters.

I was twelve years old when the Watergate hearings were held, and I watched them through the summer with my mom who would comment. I didn't understand the nuances, but I felt that you don't have a case for impeachment if you need the President's tapes to prove it.

This was the incident that changed the public's perception of the Govt too. Before Watergate, there was a LOT more deference given to Politicians, and they were assumed to be acting in good faith. They got away with a nod & a wink. Nixon and Watergate blew that perception up. Ever since then, the public has seen the inner workings of how govt works, and how dirty campaigns get. Since Nixon, we now automatically assume that politicians lie to us.

Good one, Camilla! Thanks for sharing it with us. 🙂

Super smart reaction. Much appreciated.

Another high-quality journalism film I can recommend is 1952's "Deadline USA," starring Humphrey Bogart as a (NYC) newspaper editor. It has no bad swearing thanks be and is in glorious black-and-white!

Great film, Kamilla!!! Still holds up in quality 48 years after it was first released.

"The Insider" with Al Pacino and Russell Crowe. So good.

You WILL be an amazing honest journalist.

@dadoleyna

3 ай бұрын

She would be, if such a thing were allowed in modern media.

Are you kidding?! I was just about to crash(!). 😂😂😂 Yes please to a few more historic stuff... please try 1982's Gandhi.

@flarrfan

3 ай бұрын

Better just to look up Gandhi on Wikipedia...As with most historical dramas there's a much better source than films, though clearly All the President's Men is an exception.

@chefskiss6179

3 ай бұрын

@@flarrfan Sure, but I don't really want to click on her channel just to watch her scroll through wiki 😂

Such good acting.

4:19 damn straight 😊 he is a real person

Awesome reaction of my favorite movie!!!!!!😊😊😊😊😊

@Centane

3 ай бұрын

🥳🥳

Have you ever read Stieg Larson's Girl with the Dragon Tattoo novels? One of the primary characters is a hardcore investigative reporter in a similar vein to Woodward and Bernstein.

@treetopjones737

3 ай бұрын

A Swedish movie trilogy was made from them. Avoid the American remake.

I really enjoyed your reaction to “All the Presidents Men”. Bob Woodward still shows up on CNN now and then with their coverage of Trump. Anyway, just as fascinating is a mini-series that covered all the people that Bernstein and Woodward were investigating. The series is called “Gaslit” and stars Julia Roberts as Martha Mitchell and Sean Penn. I think you’ll enjoy it if you care to give it a watch.

I was in college when this happened. Remembering my 20s seems strange at this point, but be nice to time travel. The way I see this back then and even today things like this continue still. Who are we to judge, we are all sinners. Enjoy your reactions Thank You Centane. Be safe well healthy humble kind Always....❤❤🎉🎉😂😂 FOLLOW THE MONEY!!!! ITS HOW YOU FIND CORRUPTION, CHEATS, LIES....But BE CAREFUL OR YOUR LIFE IS ON THE LINE.

What you watched was history. I was in high school when this was going on and we followed it in US History class. The movie came out a year after I graduated and had to see it to see Woodward and Bernstein's side of what they did.

@thomastimlin1724

3 ай бұрын

Me too.

A tremendous film and a really great reaction to it.

@Centane

3 ай бұрын

thank you!!

I was hoping that you'd watched Forrest Gump. Most foreigners don't know American history (actually, nowadays, 99% of Americans don't either), but there's a point in Forrest Gump that relates to the Watergate controversy and eventual Nixon resignation.

Your age and you have never heard of Watergate. Woodward and Bernstein are both still alive and you see them on TV. Woodward has written a lot of books, a couple about Trump. This is a true story. It was very different before computers. It was a lot of work and you had to keep very good notes of everything.

I'm sure you would like 'the newsroom' (Jeff Daniels, Emily Mortimer, Thomas Sadoski, Dev Patel, Jane Fonda, Olivia Munn, Kat Dennings)...

I was the guy that voted for Paul McCloskey. You wanna believe that?

Great Reaction to a very well done movie!

You know that this is a true story right my friend? This is part of a dark history of our country unfortunately.

another move you should check out is the Post with staring Tom Hanks

I just want Centane to love my comment for no reason im a simple man.

I agree with what you said about the ending! I thought after everything that has happened they would give you a better ending then that. P.S Deep Throat is... *Mark Felt*

@terryd757

3 ай бұрын

I'd disagree on the ending. I can't picture anything more dramatic than seeing the announcement of Nixon's resignation come up on the teletype, which how the word would have been distributed to the other news affiliates. It essentially says in a clever and indirect way "Woodward and Bernstein did it."

It's a movie that hasn't aged well but is still important. I thought the ending much too rushed but in sum the villains were caught and a President forced to resign.

If you read the book it has a lot more info. Nixon resigned with the promise that Ford would pardon him.

I got to live through it. Walter Cronkite every night on CBS with everything Watergate.....and then Nixon resigned. Great movie.

Love your channel 🙂You clearly weren't born when this went down, but let me tell you, this was a bombshell! If you do become a journalist, I hope you get to be as famous as Woodward and Bernstein 🙂

You would love the film Network.

Great reaction as usual, Kamilla! After seeing your reaction to this movie, I think you you'd really like a 1991 movie called 'JFK'. It's got a great cast and it's definitely worth the time to watch it!

If you liked this you should check out The French Connection and The Conversation. Both starring Gene Hackman and from the 1970's. Bullitt and The Seven Ups are good ones too.