their investigation would unfold like a political thriller. and so i thought the part they played in exposing the scandal would make a movie. maybe even a good movie. >> action. >> in hollywood terms, woodward and bernstein remember the good guys and their weapon was the written word. >> did he confirm it? >> absolutely. >> tell bradlee. >> i played bob woodward in the film. carl bernstein was played by dustin hoffman. >> one of the things i had observed with carl is that he smoked so incessently and carl was always -- always had ashes on his tie and his shirt. i said that's got to be in the movie. >> is there any place you don't smoke? >> 40 years later, the two investigative reporters are back in "the washington post" newsroom.