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All the King's Men

starring: Broderick Crawford, John Ireland, Joanne Dru, John Derek, Mercedes McCambridge
directed by: Robert Rossen

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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: Unrated
Binding: DVD
Brand: Sony
EAN: 9781404913769
Format: Black & White, DVD-Video, Full Screen, Subtitled, NTSC
ISBN: 1404913769
Label: Sony Pictures
Manufacturer: Sony Pictures
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Sony Pictures
Region Code: 99
Release Date: September 05, 2006
Running Time: 110 minutes
Sales Rank: 14503
Studio: Sony Pictures
Theatrical Release Date: 1949



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The story of the rise of politician willie stark from a rural county seat to the spotlight. Along the way he loses his initial innocence and becomes just as corrupt as those who he assaulted before for this characteristic. Studio: Sony Pictures Home Ent Release Date: 09/05/2006 Starring: Broderick Crawford Mercedes Mccambridge Run time: 110 minutes

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Writer-director Robert Rossen and character actors Broderick Crawford and Mercedes McCambridge (in her film debut) took home Oscars (for Best Picture, Best Actor, and Best Supporting Actress, respectively) for this excellent adaptation of Robert Penn Warren's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel. Crawford stars as Willie Stark, a charismatic populist Southern politician (inspired by the real Louisiana Governor Huey Long) who belies his 'man of the people' roots as he ruthlessly maneuvers, lies, and deals his way into the halls of power. John Ireland is his right-hand man, Jack Burden, a newsman turned political flack who hangs on to Stark's early idealism even in the face of Stark's most reprehensible acts of corruption. McCambridge is Stark's cool mistress come calculating assistant. The immediacy of the drama is due in part to a documentary-like style, notably in the scenes on the campaign trail where Stark sways crowds with his folksy rhetoric and estimable charm. Joanne Dru and John Derek also costar. Rossen's savage screenplay and firm direction give the film a powerful punch, but it's Crawford's blustery charm and oversized performance that carry the picture. --Sean Axmaker



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Average Rating: out of 5 stars

Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - More things change
...the more they stay the same. A classic film that's a little raw in its telling, but is still a ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Willie Stark is more gutsy than Bush or Clinton
Although this film is about corruption and politics, Willie Stark has
more 'guts' than anybody ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - LOUISIANA LONGS FOR LONG
This film is seemingly an old black and white throwaway,hopelessly lost in time.Think again! This ... Read More


Rating: 3 out of 5 stars - Didn't Do It For Me
This morality tale, based in large part, of course, on the rise and fall of Louisiana's Huey Long, seemed ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Powerful movie
This was one one of the best movies I have ever seen. The acting is powerful and dramatic - and thoroughly ... Read More

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