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Name: All the King's Men
Released: 1949-11-17
Cast: Broderick Crawford, John Ireland, Joanne Dru, John Derek, Mercedes McCambridge

All the King's Men

NR
1h 50m
1949

97%

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Coming out of virtually nowhere, Willie Stark uses his dynamic backwoods personality as a springboard into a political career. Pledging to clean up the corruption and influence peddling that has dominated life in the statehouse, Stark -- aided by newspaper reporter Jack Burden (John Ireland) and savvy campaign manager Sadie Burke (Mercedes McCambridge) -- rides a wave of populism straight into the governor's mansion, only to succumb to the very same corrupt influences he pledged to fight. Transformed into a reckless political demagogue, the egomaniacal Stark's appetite for absolute power and influence destroys both his public and private lives as it sets the stage for his ultimate downfall.

Director:

Robert Rossen

Producer:

Robert Rossen

Cast:

Broderick Crawford, John Ireland, Joanne Dru, John Derek, Mercedes McCambridge

Rotten Tomatoes® Score

TOMATOMETER®

97%

Critics Consensus: Broderick Crawford is spellbinding as politician Willie Stark in director Robert Rossen's adaptation of the Robert Penn Warren novel about the corrosive effects of power on the human soul.

Reviews

Awards Daily

Mark Johnson

...the song remains the same 75 years later. It’s a fascinating study on the type of firebrands that dominate politics.

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Christian Science Monitor

Edwin F. Melvin

Robert Rossen has skilfully performed a triple function as producer, director, and author of the screen play from a novel by Robert Penn Warren. The acting has both vigor and finesse,

It has the sort of excitement to interest the most escapist-minded of picturegoers. It has the sharp delineations of characters that fascinate those whose hobby is people. And it is an immensely provocative political document.

Stretching the definition of “noir” a bit, it’s a barbed indictment of deep political corruption in the Deep South.

Written, produced and directed by Robert Rossen, the picture is filled with surging vitality, tough-eyed comment and shrewd observations about the seamier aspects of practical politics.

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Genre:Drama
Release Date:November 17, 1949
Languages:English
Captions:English
Audio Format:
Stereo

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