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Out of the Shadows: The Man Who Was Deep Throat

It was a plot device worthy of any film noir thriller. A shadowy figure, keeper of the secrets to a national crime, reveals snippets of information to the man struggling to crack the case. Meetings in shadowy parking garages... cryptic signals using flower pots on balconies... it was John Le Carre or Alfred Hitchcock at their best... And it was all true. Featuring interviews with Carl Bernstein, Bob Woodward, Walter Cronkite, Oliver Stone, Watergate prosecutor Richard Ben-Veniste and many others, this documentary examines the methods, motivations and far-reaching legacy of the man known as Deep Throat, now revealed to be W. Mark Felt, Deputy Director of the FBI during the Watergate era.

Top Cast

  • Hal Holbrook

    Hal Holbrook

    Self - Narrator (voice)

  • Carl Bernstein

    Carl Bernstein

    Self - Author of 'All the President's Men'

  • Bob Woodward

    Bob Woodward

    Self - Author of 'All the President's Men'

  • William Goldman

    William Goldman

    Self

  • Richard Ben-Veniste

    Richard Ben-Veniste

    Self

  • Linda Ellerbee

    Linda Ellerbee

    Self

  • Oliver Stone

    Oliver Stone

    Self

  • Ben Bradlee

    Ben Bradlee

    Self

  • Peter Schweizer

    Peter Schweizer

    Self

Overview

It was a plot device worthy of any film noir thriller. A shadowy figure, keeper of the secrets to a national crime, reveals snippets of information to the man struggling to crack the case. Meetings in shadowy parking garages... cryptic signals using flower pots on balconies... it was John Le Carre or Alfred Hitchcock at their best... And it was all true. Featuring interviews with Carl Bernstein, Bob Woodward, Walter Cronkite, Oliver Stone, Watergate prosecutor Richard Ben-Veniste and many others, this documentary examines the methods, motivations and far-reaching legacy of the man known as Deep Throat, now revealed to be W. Mark Felt, Deputy Director of the FBI during the Watergate era.

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