Movie and Television Productions About the WATERGATE Scandal
June 17 marks the 50th anniversary of WATERGATE, probably the most famous political scandal in U.S. history. Below is a list of movie and television productions about Watergate (in chronological order):
MOVIE AND TELEVISION PRODUCTIONS ABOUT THE WATERGATE SCANDAL
1. "All the President’s Men" (1976) - Robert Redford and Dustin Hoffman starred in this adaptation of Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward’s 1974 bestselling book about their investigation and exposure of the Watergate scandal for The Washington Post. Alan J. Pakula directed.
2. "Washington: Behind Closed Doors" (1977) - Cliff Robertson and Jason Robards starred in this ABC six-part television adaptation of White House aide John Ehrlichman’s 1976 novel, "The Company". Gary Nelson directed.
3. "Blind Ambition" (1979) - Martin Sheen starred in this CBS four-part television adaptation of White House counsel John Dean’s 1976 memoirs, "Blind Ambition: The White House Years". George Schaefer directed.
4. "Will: G. Gordon Liddy" (1982) - Robert Conrad starred in this television movie adaptation of Watergate burglar/conspirator G. Gordon Liddy’s 1980 memoirs about the Watergate scandal. Robert Liberman directed.
5. "The Final Days" (1989) - Lane Smith starred as President Richard Nixon in this ABC television adaptation of Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward’s 1976 book about the Nixon Administration following the revelation of the Watergate scandal. Richard Pearce directed.
6. "Nixon" (1995) - Oscar nominees Anthony Hopkins and Joan Allen starred in this biopic about Nixon’s political and personal life. Oliver Stone co-wrote and directed this film.
7. "Dick" (1999) - Kirsten Dunst and Michelle Williams starred in this comedic reimagining of the Watergate scandal as two Washington D.C. teenagers who exposes the scandal and brings down the Nixon administration. Andrew Fleming co-wrote and directed the film.
8. "Frost/Nixon" (2008) - Michael Sheen and Frank Langella starred in this adaptation of Peter Morgan’s 2006 play about the behind-the-scenes details of David Frost’s 1977 television interview with Nixon. Ron Howard directed.
9. "Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House" (2017) - Liam Neeson starred as adaptation of FBI agent Mark Felt’s 2006 autobiography about how he became "Deep Throat" for Bernstein and Woodward. Peter Landesman directed.
10. "Gaslit" (2022) - Julia Roberts starred in STARZ’s eight-part television adaptation of Slow Burn’s 2017 podcast about the Watergate scandal. Created by Robbie Pickering, Matt Ross directed.
11. "The White House Plumbers" (2023) - Woody Harrelson and Justin Theroux star in HBO’s upcoming television adaptation of Egil Krogh and Matthew Krogh’s book about the Watergate scandal. Created by Alex Gregory and Peter Huyck, David Manel directed.