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This is the story of working class hero Southern demagogue Willie Stark--rising from the mud of the back country--and his long climb to the top, followed by his longer drop to the bottom. Abetted by newspaper reporter Jack Burden, who becomes his chronicler, Stark's career begins with running f...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:All the king's men (Motion picture : 1949)
Main Author: Rossen, Robert, 1908-1966 (Adapter, Screenwriter, Director, Producer)
Other Authors: Crawford, Broderick, 1911-1986 (Actor), Ireland, John, 1914-1992 (Actor), Dru, Joanne, 1923-1996 (Actor), Derek, John, 1926-1998 (Actor), McCambridge, Mercedes (Actor), Strudwick, Shepperd, 1907-1983 (Actor), Dumke, Ralph, 1900-1964, Seymour, Anne, 1909-1988, Warren, Katherine, 1905-1965, Greenleaf, Raymond, 1892-1963, Burke, Walter, 1908-1984, Wright, Will, 1891-1962, Rhodes, Grandon, Warren, Robert Penn, 1905-1989
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:Closed captioned.
Soundtrack in English; subtitles in English.
Published: Culver City, CA : Columbia Pictures Corporation, 1949.
Subjects:
Political plays.
Governors > Drama.
Political corruption > Drama.
Governors > Election > Drama.
Manipulative behavior > Drama.
Reporters and reporting > Drama.
Théâtre politique.
Warren, Robert Penn, > 1905-1989.
Governors.
Governors > Election.
Manipulative behavior.
Political corruption.
Reporters and reporting.
Internet videos.
Films for the hearing impaired.
Drama.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Film adaptations.
Melodramas (Motion pictures)
Political films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Mélodrames (Films)
Films politiques.
Films de fiction.
Adaptations cinématographiques.
Films pour personnes handicapées auditives.
Vidéos sur Internet.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Swank Digital Campus)
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Summary:This is the story of working class hero Southern demagogue Willie Stark--rising from the mud of the back country--and his long climb to the top, followed by his longer drop to the bottom. Abetted by newspaper reporter Jack Burden, who becomes his chronicler, Stark's career begins with running for county treasurer and losing. Through law school, private practice, and finally as people's advocate against corruption, he moves up the political ladder. In his 2nd run for governor, Willie vows to give the people new hospitals, schools, roads -- and when he's elected, he delivers. But the more power he gets, the more corrupt he acts, until he's unrecognizable. He chases women, turns his family into photo-op props, and makes Burden his personal character assassin. Do the ends justify the means? Is it power that corrupts, or is it that power allows people to be corrupt? These are the questions that Willie Stark, in the end, cannot answer.
Item Description:Based upon the Pulitzer Prize novel "All the King's Men" by Robert Penn Warren.
Physical Description:1 online resource (1 video file (109 min.)) : sound, black and white
Playing Time:01:49:00
Audience:MPAA Rating: Not rated; Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.
Awards:Winner, 1950 Academy Awards for Best Actress in a Supporting Role--Mercedes McCambridge, Best Actor in a Leading Role--Broderick Crawford, Best Picture--Robert Rossen Productions; 1950 Writer's Guild of America Awards for Best Written American Drama and The Robert Meltzer Award (Screenplay Dealing Most Ably with Problems of the American Scene)--Robert Rossen; 1950 Golden Globe Awards for Most Promising Newcomer-Female and Best Supporting Actress--Mercedes McCambridge, Best Motion Picture Actor--Broderick Crawford, Best Motion Picture Director--Robert Rossen, Best Motion Picture-Drama.
Production Credits:Director of photography, Burnett Guffey ; art director, Sturges Carne ; film editor, Al Clark, montages, Donald W. Starling ; gowns, Jean Louis ; musical score by Louis Gruenberg.