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A classic political drama based on Robert Penn Warren's novel, starring Broderick Crawford as a corrupt Southern governor. The film won three Oscars and was preserved in the National Film Registry.
All the King's Men is a 2006 American political drama film written, directed and produced by Steven Zaillian based on the 1946 Pulitzer Prize–winning novel of the same name by Robert Penn Warren. All the King's Men had previously been adapted into a Best Picture Oscar –winning film by writer-director Robert Rossen in 1949.
All the King's Men: Directed by Robert Rossen. With Broderick Crawford, John Ireland, Joanne Dru, John Derek. The rise and fall of a corrupt politician who makes his friends richer and retains power by dint of a populist appeal.
- (17K)
- Drama, Film-Noir
- Robert Rossen
A remake of the 1949 classic, starring Sean Penn as a populist governor based on Huey Long. The film follows his rise and fall, and the role of a journalist (Jude Law) in exposing his corruption.
- (26K)
- Drama, Thriller
- Steven Zaillian
- 2006-09-22
Mar 26, 2021 · All the King's Men is a 1949 American FILM NOlR written, produced, and directed by Robert Rossen. It is based on the 1946 Robert Penn Warren novel of the same name. The film stars Broderick Crawford, John Ireland, Mercedes McCambridge, and Joanne Dru.
- 110 min
- 12.7K
- Primrose Greengage
All the King's Men portrays the dramatic and theatrical political rise and governorship of Willie Stark, an idealistic but underhanded [3] populist in the 1930s American South. The novel is narrated by Jack Burden, a political reporter who comes to work as Governor Stark's right-hand man.
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In a bravura performance, Broderick Crawford won the 1949 Academy Award (r) for Best Actor with his stunning portrayal of bull-headed, backwoods lawyer Willie...
