Sunday, July 8, 2012

All the President's Men (1976)

dir. Alan J. Pakula

The Watergate lookout - the former Howard Johnson Motor Lodge, now the George Washington University residence hall, 2601 Virginia Avenue, NW, Washington, DC

The Watergate break-in - The Watergate Hotel, 2650 Virginia Avenue NW, Washington DC. The Democratic party offices were located on the sixth floor.

The Washington Post didn't allow filming in its newsroom, so it was meticulously recreated at Burbank Studios in California. However, years later, the Post did allow cameras in its offices for the romantic fantasy Chances Are. The screenwriters for that film were childhood friends of Ben Bradlee's daughter.

Bernstein interviews a girl who worked for Colson at the terrace of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, 2700 F Street NW, Washington, DC.

Woodward and Bernstein go to check the library records for clues in their investigation - Thomas Jefferson Building, Library of Congress, 10 First Street SE, Washington, DC. The filmmakers reportedly paid a lump sum for the permission to film inside the Reading Room.

Woodward calls Deep Throat from a phone booth outside of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, 17th Street and New York Avenue, NW, Washington, DC

Woodward signals Deep Throat with a red flag on his apartment balcony - 1718 P Street, NW, Washington, DC. The real Bob Woodward lived in this house in Apartment 617 while the corresponding scenes from the movie were filmed in Apartment 519.

Woodward takes precautions on the way to meet Deep Throat - he changes cabs in front of the Opera House, John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, 2700 F Street NW, Washington, DC.

The exterior of the parking garage where Woodward meets Deep Throat - Commonwealth Tower, N Fort Myer Drive at 17th Street North, Arlington, Virginia. The garage has since been remodeled. The only recognizable part is the 17th Street bridge next to it. Many thanks to M. Manterola for the help.

Bernstein talks to his source at the Justice Department - Lafayette Park, Pennsylvania Avenue and Jackson Pl, NW, Washington, DC

Woodward and Bernstein drive to the Watergate Complex, 2600 Virginia Avenue NW, Washington DC

Wisconsin Avenue at M Street, NW, Washington, DC

Woodward and Bernstein go to Sloan's house - Alicent Place, McLean, Virginia. Many thanks to M. Manterola for the help.

Bernstein talks to an FBI man - 15th Street at Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC

Bernstein interviews Segretti - It's Marina Del Rey, California, but it's hard to determine the exact location

Woodward crosses a parking lot. The Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center now stands in its place - 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC.

The Washington Post building - 1150 15th Street, NW, Washington, DC. The Post relocated its offices to One Franklin Square, 1301 K Street NW, and the building was torn down in 2016.

Woodward and Bernstein exit the Justice Department building, 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC.

See also...


The Pelican Brief

State of Play

Elevator to the Gallows (1957)

French title: L'Ascenseur pour l'échafaud
dir. Louis Malle

Veronique and her boyfriend Louis are closing the flower shop where she works - 168 Boulevard Haussmann, Paris, Île-de-France, France.

The building where Julien (Maurice Ronet) murders his boss is right across the street at 29 rue de Courcelles, Paris. The facade was obviously renovated but it's still an office building.

The café "Royal Camée" is where Florence Carala (Jeanne Moreau) is waiting in vain for her lover, and where Julien is later arrested. It's now an Italian restaurant - Finzi, 182 Boulevard Haussmann, Paris.

Having stolen Julien's car, Veronique and Louis are driving past Hotel Friedland, 2 avenue Friedland, Paris.

Florence Carala wanders into Luigi's Bar (now closed) where she meets Julien's friend - 6 Rue du Colisée, Paris

Motel Trappes where Louis murders two German tourists was somewhere along Route 13 in Normandy.

Veronique and Louis dump the stolen Mercedes at Pont de Bir-Hakeim, Paris.

Veronique's apartment where she and Louis try to commit suicide - 55 Boulevard de Grenelle, Paris.

See also...


Le Cercle rouge

Bob Le Flambeur