All the King's Men
"He Might Have Been A Pretty Good Guy . . . If Too Much Power . . . And Women . . . Hadn't Gone To his Head !"
Drama
A man of humble beginnings and honest intentions rises to power by nefarious means. Along for the wild ride are an earnest reporter, a heretofore classy society girl, and a too-clever-for-her-own-good political flack.
🎬 DirectorRobert Rossen
📅 Release1949-11-16
🌍 CountryUnited States of America
🗣 LanguageEnglish
🏢 StudioColumbia Pictures
🗳 Votes245
🔥 Popularity2
🎭 Cast
John Ireland
Jack Burden
Broderick Crawford
Willie Stark
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
Raymond Greenleaf
Judge Monte Stanton
Walter Burke
Sugar Boy
Will Wright
Dolph Pillsbury
Grandon Rhodes
Floyd McEvoy
Marshall Bradford
Senator (uncredited)
Chet Brandenburg
Man Listening to Speech (uncredited)
🎥 Crew
Screenplay
Robert Rossen
Director
Robert Rossen
Second Unit
Don Siegel
Still Photographer
Irving Lippman
Producer
Robert Rossen
Sound Engineer
Frank Goodwin
First Assistant Camera
Emil Oster
Script Supervisor
Donna M. Norridge
Camera Operator
Gert Andersen
Music Director
Morris Stoloff
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🏷 Keywords
newspapergovernorbased on novel or booksouthern usapoliticspoliticianrise and fallreporterblack and whitepolitical assassinationcorrupt politicianhick
💬 Reviews
Honesty, integrity, corruption and murder! Willie Stark is an upstanding pillar of the community, when he is coaxed into standing in the local election he gets a thirst for politics. As he progresses through the political ranks he loses sight of the very things that he first stood for, with him, and all those associated with him getting muddier by the day. Adapted by Robert Rossen (director…
There's something of the "Animal Farm" to this powerful critique of the democratic process. Sick fed up with vested interests and corruption, "Stark" (Broderick Crawford) decides to fight the good fight against the establishment. Allied with only the steadfast "Sadie" (Mercedes McCambridge) and with half of the interest of journalist "Burden" (John Ireland) he sweeps the rural constituencies but t…
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