Mind-Blowing Films That Are Based on Real People

All the President's Men

Two reporters, played by Robert Redford and Dustin Hoffman, accidentally uncover the connection between a White House staff member and the 1972 attempted burglary of the DPH at the Watergate hotel. These two reporters, named Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein, were the sole reason why Richard Nixon was forced to resign once they got their story straight. 

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