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All the King's Men is a 1949 American political drama film written, produced, and directed by Robert Rossen. It is based on Robert Penn Warren's Pulitzer Prize-winning 1946 novel of the same name. It stars Broderick Crawford, John Ireland, Mercedes McCambridge, and Joanne Dru.
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.
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- Drama, Film-Noir
- Robert Rossen
- 1950-01
All the King's Men, a movie made based on Warren's novel, was released several months later in 1949. The film won three Oscars that year: Best Picture, Best Actor (Broderick Crawford), and Best Supporting Actress (Mercedes McCambridge). The movie was also nominated for four more categories.
- Robert Penn Warren
- 1946
Drama about the rise and fall of a corrupt southern governor who promises his way to power. Broderick Crawford portrays Willie Stark, who, once he is elected, finds that his vanity and power lust...
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- Broderick Crawford
- Robert Rossen
- Columbia Pictures Corporation
The rise and fall of a corrupt politician, who makes his friends richer and retains power by dint of a populist appeal. Jack Burden is a newspaper reporter who first hears of Willie Stark when his editor sends him to Kanoma County to cover the man.
All the King's Men is a 1949 American film noir drama film set in a political setting directed by Robert Rossen and based on the Robert Penn Warren novel of the same name. The triple Oscar-winning production features Broderick Crawford in the role of the ambitious and sometimes ruthless politician, Willie Stark.
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Adapted by Robert Rossen (director and screenplay) from the Pulitzer Prize winning novel by Robert Penn Warren, All The King's Men is the story about the rise and fall of a rotten politician. Almost certainly based on Louisiana Governo... read the rest.
