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All the King's Men (1949) -- Based on Robert Penn Warren's 1946 Pulitzer Prize winning novel, All the King's Men tells the story of an idealist's rise to power in the world of Louisiana politics, and the corruption that leads to his ultimate downfall.
All the King's Men (1949) -- 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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Overview

User Rating:
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Director:
Robert Rossen
Writers:
Robert Penn Warren (novel)
Robert Rossen (written for the screen by)
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Release Date:
7 August 1950 (Sweden) more
Genre:
Drama more
Tagline:
He Might Have Been A Pretty Good Guy . . . If Too Much Power . . . And Women . . . Hadn't Gone To his Head ! more
Plot:
The rise and fall of a corrupt politician, who makes his friends richer and retains power by dint of a populist appeal. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
Won 3 Oscars. Another 11 wins & 7 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(7 articles)
Top Ten Movies About U.S. Politics
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Geek Deal: Columbia Best Picture Collection for $60
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User Comments:
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Cast

  (in credits order) (verified as complete)

Broderick Crawford ... Willie Stark
John Ireland ... Jack Burden
Joanne Dru ... Anne Stanton
John Derek ... Tom Stark
Mercedes McCambridge ... Sadie Burke
Shepperd Strudwick ... Adam Stanton
Ralph Dumke ... Tiny Duffy
Anne Seymour ... Mrs. Lucy Stark
Katherine Warren ... Mrs. Burden (as Katharine Warren)
Raymond Greenleaf ... Judge Monte Stanton
Walter Burke ... Sugar Boy

Will Wright ... Dolph Pillsbury
Grandon Rhodes ... Floyd McEvoy
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Richard Bartell ... Bit Role (uncredited)
Stanley Blystone ... Bit Role (uncredited)
Marshall Bradford ... Senator (uncredited)
William Bruce ... Commissioner (uncredited)
Wheaton Chambers ... Senator (uncredited)
Edwin Chandler ... Radio Announcer (uncredited)
Alden 'Stephen' Chase ... Puckett (uncredited)
James Conaty ... Party Guest (uncredited)
Earle S. Dewey ... Joe Harrison (uncredited)
King Donovan ... Reporter (uncredited)
Paul Ford ... Spokesman for Impeachment (uncredited)
Ted French ... Dance Caller (uncredited)
Gil Frye ... Party Guest (uncredited)
Jack Gargan ... Bit Role (uncredited)
Dick Gordon ... Politician (uncredited)
William E. Green ... Senator (uncredited)

Richard Hale ... Richard Hale (uncredited)
Bert Hanlon ... Editor (uncredited)
Sam Harris ... Politician (uncredited)
Judd Holdren ... Politician (uncredited)
Robert Karnes ... Legislator (uncredited)
Kenner G. Kemp ... Legislator (uncredited)
Donald Kerr ... Spectator (uncredited)
Mike Lally ... Bit Role (uncredited)
Nolan Leary ... Senator (uncredited)
Louis Mason ... Minister (uncredited)
Paul Maxey ... Local Chairman (uncredited)

Frank McClure ... Doctor (uncredited)
Harold Miller ... Speaker of the House (uncredited)
H.C. Miller ... Pa Stark (uncredited)
John 'Skins' Miller ... Drunk at Football Game (uncredited)
Truett Myers ... Minister at Funeral (uncredited)
Pat O'Malley ... Politician (uncredited)
Gil Perkins ... Spectator (uncredited)
Charles Perry ... Bit Role (uncredited)
Charles Sherlock ... Politician (uncredited)
Irving Smith ... Butler (uncredited)
Helene Stanley ... Helene Hale (uncredited)
Houseley Stevenson ... Madison - the Editor (uncredited)
Charles Sullivan ... Spectator (uncredited)
William Tannen ... City Bar (uncredited)
George Taylor ... Politician (uncredited)
A.C. Tillman ... Sheriff (uncredited)
Phil Tully ... Football Coach (uncredited)
Reba Waterson ... Receptionist (uncredited)
Frank Wilcox ... Public Relations Man (uncredited)
Harry Wilson ... One of Duffy's Goons (uncredited)
Bill Wolfe ... Farmer (uncredited)
Al Wyatt ... State Trooper (uncredited)
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Directed by
Robert Rossen 
 
Writing credits
Robert Penn Warren (novel "All the King's Men")

Robert Rossen (written for the screen by)

Produced by
Robert Rossen .... producer (uncredited)
 
Original Music by
Louis Gruenberg (musical score)
George Duning (uncredited)
Marlin Skiles (uncredited)
 
Cinematography by
Burnett Guffey (director of photography)
 
Film Editing by
Al Clark 
 
Art Direction by
Sturges Carne 
 
Set Decoration by
Louis Diage 
 
Costume Design by
Jean Louis (gowns)
 
Makeup Department
Clay Campbell .... makeup artist
Helen Hunt .... hair styles
Robert J. Schiffer .... makeup artist (uncredited)
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Sam Nelson .... assistant director
Don Siegel .... second unit director (uncredited)
 
Sound Department
Frank Goodwin .... sound engineer
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Gert Andersen .... camera operator (uncredited)
Bill Johnson .... gaffer (uncredited)
Irving Lippman .... still photographer (uncredited)
Ray Rich .... grip (uncredited)
 
Editorial Department
Robert Parrish .... editorial adviser
Donald W. Starling .... montages
 
Music Department
Morris Stoloff .... musical director
Mischa Bakaleinikoff .... composer: stock music (uncredited)
Howard Jackson .... composer: stock music (uncredited)
John Leipold .... composer: stock music (uncredited)
Paul Mertz .... composer: stock music (uncredited)
Joseph Nussbaum .... orchestrator (uncredited)
Ben Oakland .... composer: stock music (uncredited)
 
Other crew
Shirley Miller .... assistant to producer
Donna M. Norridge .... script supervisor (uncredited)
 
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Additional Details

Parents Guide:
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Runtime:
109 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Black and White
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Recording)
Certification:
Sweden:15 | Netherlands:AL (VHS rating) (1998) | UK:A (original rating) (passed with cuts) | UK:U (tv rating) | Argentina:13 | Australia:PG | Canada:PG (video rating) | Finland:K-16 | UK:U (video rating) (1992) | USA:Approved (MPAA rating: certificate #13747) | West Germany:12
Filming Locations:
California, USA more
Company:
Columbia Pictures Corporation more

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Trivia:
Robert Penn Warren's novel, upon which the film was based, was published in 1946. It went on to win the Pulitzer Prize. Writer-director Robert Rossen purchased the film rights himself, and was then able to broker a deal with Columbia Pictures. He shifted the focus of the novel from the Jack Burden character (played by John Ireland) to Willie Stark. more
Goofs:
Continuity: When Tommy first takes the field, the referee is towards the left and Tommy is to the right, really not anywhere near each other, yet the ref's arm is visible in the close up. more
Quotes:
Willie Stark: I'm the hick they were gonna use to split the hick vote. But I'm standing right here now on my hind legs! Even a dog can learn to do that. Are you standing on your hind legs? Have you learned to do that yet? more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in "HBO First Look: 'The Contender': The Making of a Political Thriller (#7.17)" (2000) more

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13 out of 15 people found the following comment useful.
See? Now why did this need a remake?, 29 December 2006
8/10
Author: Kristine (kristinedrama14@msn.com) from Chicago, Illinois

Recently I saw a pretty uninteresting movie, All the King's Men, starring Sean Penn, Jude Law, Anthony Hopkins, and Kate Winslet. I wasn't that impressed and I was embarrassed to see that it was actually a remake, I didn't realize there was another classic out there that had won best picture. But when I saw the remake, I was kinda scared to see this version due to the fact that maybe I was just not into the story, but it turned out to not only be a good film, but a great one that had no need to be a remake almost 60 years later.

Willie Stark is a crooked lawyer who decides to run for senator, swearing up and down the people that he is just like them and making crazy promises, he gets elected and finds that it's harder than he realized to keep those promises. Things start to fall apart more and more when his son gets into some serious trouble causing bad press, the people are not satisfied with his duties, and his marriage begins to fall apart as well eventually leading up to a horrific ending to his term when he is threatened with impeachment.

All the King's Men, the original, is a great movie that I would recommend for the classic lovers. The remake, trust me, it isn't worth watching, but in some sick way I am grateful for it, because I would have never had the opportunity to see this film. We have terrific performances and a great story that anyone could get into, not to mention the Oscar praise it got was well deserved. Sit back and enjoy the movie, the classics are always worth it.

8/10

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