All the King's Men (1949 film)

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All the King's Men
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Directed by	Robert Rossen
Produced by	Robert Rossen
Written by	Robert Rossen Robert Penn Warren (novel)
Starring	Broderick Crawford John Ireland Joanne Dru John Derek Mercedes McCambridge
Cinematography	Burnett Guffey
Editing by	Al Clark
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release date(s)	November 8, 1949
Running time	109 min.
Language	English
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All the King's Men is a 1949 drama film based on the Robert Penn Warren novel of the same name. It was directed by Robert Rossen and starred Broderick Crawford in the role of Willie Stark.

1 Plot
2 Production
3 Awards
4 See also

[edit] Plot

All The King's Men is 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. Also included is the romance between one of his "right hand women" and the up-and-coming journalist who brings Stark to prominence.

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[edit] Production

Rossen originally offered the starring role to John Wayne, who found the proposed film script unpatriotic and indignantly refused the part. Crawford, who eventually took the role, won the 1949 Oscar for best male actor, beating out Wayne, who had been nominated for his role in The Sands of Iwo Jima.

[edit] Awards

The film won Oscars for

Best Picture - Robert Rossen Productions (Robert Rossen, producer)
Best Actor - Broderick Crawford as Willie Stark
Best Supporting Actress - Mercedes McCambridge as Sadie Burke

It was also nominated for

Best Supporting Actor - John Ireland as Jack Burden
Best Director - Robert Rossen
Best Film Editing - Al Clark and Robert Parrish
Best Writing, Screenplay - Robert Rossen

In 2001 the United States Library of Congress deemed the film "culturally significant" and selected it for preservation in the National Film Registry.

Another movie based on the book was released in 2006: All the King's Men (2006 film), a remake of the earlier film.