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All the President’s Men

Apex Mountain

Redford, Robards, Watergate, Pakula, and Goldman

In the discussion (6)
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  • Robert Redford is assigned an apex because his earlier star run enabled him to produce this major success
  • Dustin Hoffman is rejected in favor of later Kramer vs. Kramer, Tootsie, or Rain Man peaks
  • Jason Robards is debated between his stage legacy and this first of consecutive supporting Oscars
  • Watergate is proposed as being at its cultural apex
  • Alan J. Pakula is assigned an apex for his 1970s run and the enduring influence of his films
  • William Goldman is assigned an apex for combining this film, Marathon Man, top stars, earnings, and an Oscar