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Sep 29, 2017 · Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House: Directed by Peter Landesman. With Liam Neeson, Diane Lane, Marton Csokas, Tony Goldwyn. The story of Mark Felt, who under the name "Deep Throat" helped journalists Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein uncover the Watergate scandal in 1972.
- (14K)
- Biography, Drama, History
- Peter Landesman
- 2017-09-29
The movie starts on April 11, 1972. Nixon's advisers at the White House ask Mark Felt how to ask J. Edgar Hoover to step aside as the FBI director. Some days later, Hoover dies. Pat Gray becomes the acting FBI director. In June 1972, several ex-CIA and FBI agents burglarize Watergate hotel to bug the DNC headquarters.
- $4.4 million
- Peter Landesman
- Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House, by Mark Felt, John O'Connor
- Daniel Pemberton
Apr 19, 2022 · The movie: Frost/Nixon (2008) The Nixon: Frank Langella. The premise: Langella, 84, earned a best actor Oscar nomination for this Ron Howard–directed drama about the real-life 1977 conversations between former president Nixon and British journalist David Frost, played by Michael Sheen, 53. Though the story takes place three years after his ...
- Nicholas Derenzo
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Jun 17, 2022 · There have been movies based on the lives of colorful ancillary figures like Charles Colson (“Born Again”) and G. Gordon Liddy (“Will”). There’s even a satire about Watergate set in a convent, “Nasty Habits.”. Watergate, to filmmakers, is the gift that keeps on giving. This year included "Gaslight," a series starring Julia Roberts ...
May 13, 2017 · FDR got the recording equipment from broadcast giant David Sarnoff, who headed RCA and NBC. Sarnoff gave the large, noise-activated device to Roosevelt as a gift in June 1940. It was one of only ...
Dec 29, 2019 · They kept mum for many months, allowing Nixon to win reelection in a landslide. It was only in March 1973, when the burglars were threatened by District Judge John Sirica with lengthy prison terms ...
May 10, 2017 · All the President’s Men (1976) All the President’s Men is the ur-text of Watergate movies, released only two years after Nixon’s resignation and based on the 1974 book by Washington Post ...
