Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House

Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House

The Watergate affair is one of the most ambiguous and scandalous pages in the history of the United States. Someone named "Deep Throat" kept passing information to reporters Bob Woodworth and Carl Bernstein that exposed US President Richard Nixon in illegal wiretapping. No one knew the identity of the informant for 30 years until 2005. But what he did changed the history of the United States and led to the only case of the resignation of President Richard Nixon. It wasn't until 2005 that Mark Felt, former deputy head of the FBI, revealed himself as "Deep Throat." He put everything he had on the line – his family, his career, his own life – to get justice. He changed history. Read more The film is based on real events. The director of the picture is Peter Landesman. He is best known for the film "Defender" (2015). The main role of Mark Felt was played by Liam Neeson. The actor previously starred in the films "Schindler's List" (1993), "Real Love" (2003), "Hostage" (2007). The film also starred: Mike Monroe ("The Guest" (2013), "It" (2014)), Michael S. Hall ("Kill Your Loved Ones" (2013), the TV series "Dexter" and "The Client is Always Dead"), Diane Lane ("Fighting Fish" (1983), "My Dog Skip" (1999), "Unfaithful" (2002, Oscar nomination)). The film premiered on September 8, 2017 at the International Film Festival in Toronto, Canada. Film critics http://www.metacritic.com rated the film 50/100, and https://www.rottentomatoes.com has 55% positive reviews (4/9).