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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.

Overview

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Director:
Robert Rossen
Writers:
Robert Rossen (writer)
Robert Penn Warren (novel)
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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
Awards:
Won 3 Oscars. Another 11 wins & 7 nominations more
User Comments:
That's The Way To Handle Politics On Film more

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Additional Details

Runtime:
109 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Recording)
Filming Locations:
California, USA more

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Trivia:
Mercedes McCambridge was cast after she got angry with the producers. She and other actresses were kept waiting in an office in New York City during open auditions. McCambridge told the producers off and stormed out of the office. They called her back and eventually cast her because she fit the part of Sadie. more
Goofs:
Errors in geography: The drunk driving scene shows US 58 as the Willie Stark Highway. US 58 runs only through Virginia to the Tennessee border, but the state capitol in the movie shows palm trees; there are no palm trees native to Richmond. more
Quotes:
Willie Stark: Jack, there's something on everybody. Man is conceived in sin and born in corruption. He passes from the stink of the dydie to the stench of the shroud. There's ALWAYS something. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Spin City: All the Mayor's Men (#4.3)" (1999) more

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53 out of 60 people found the following comment useful:-
That's The Way To Handle Politics On Film, 10 November 2005
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Author: ccthemovieman-1 from Lockport, NY, United States

You know what I really appreciated about this political story? The filmmakers went overboard NOT to paint the main character as either a Republican or Democrat, Conservative or Liberal. It winds up, then, being more a human-interest story. In other words, there was no political agenda....unlike most films, especially in the last 50 years.

At any rate, Broderick Crawford does an outstanding job portraying the self- proclaimed "hick" Willie Starks, who rises from nothing to become governor of a state and then gets carried away with power and ego.

Mercedes McCambridge is equally riveting as one of his aides. She was a great actress, one of the most intense females I've ever seen on film. I'm sorry she didn't achieve stardom and make more movies than she did. She certainly had the talent. In fact, she won an Academy Award for this performance.

John Ireland also does very well here as another person helping "Willie." Add some good cinematography and you have a fascinating film start-to-finish. I look forward to viewing it again.

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