All the King's Men (1949)

7.6	Listal rating
7.7	IMDB rating

Drama (3), Black & White (2), Corruption (2), Louisiana (2), Best Picture Oscar (2), 1940s (2), 1949 (2), Based On A Novel (2), 300 Greatest Films (2), Hubris (2), Best Lead Actor Oscar (2), Politics (2), Classic (1), 40s 50s (1), Election (1), 40s (1), Political Drama (1), Robert Penn Warren (1), Robert Penn Warran (1)

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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 jour ... (more)

Directed by

Robert Rossen

Starring (View all) :

Willie Stark

Jack Burden

Anne Stanton

Tom Stark

Sadie Burke

Adam Stanton

Tiny Duffy

Mrs. Lucy Stark

Mrs. Burden

Judge Monte Stanton

Written by (View all) :

Robert Penn Warren

Robert Rossen

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	20 votes Best Motion Picture Academy Awards (Oscars) (81 items) by Kryptic Centurion Published 7 months, 2 weeks ago 2 comments 6 votes ACADEMY AWARD FOR BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS (73 items) by AFIoscar Published 9 months, 2 weeks ago 5 votes Oscar Best Picture Winners (77 items) by Bri Last updated 1 year, 9 months ago 4 comments 4 votes ACADEMY AWARD FOR BEST MOTION PICTURE - OSCARS (82 items) by AFIoscar Published 9 months, 4 weeks ago 3 votes ACADEMY AWARD FOR BEST ACTOR - OSCARS (81 items) by AFIoscar Published 9 months, 3 weeks ago View all lists

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Ratings of All the King's Men

7.6/10
12 global ratings

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PvtCaboose91

A classic!

Posted : 1 year, 6 months ago at Apr 26 23:15

"I don't need money. People gives me things because they believe in me." The Academy Awards favoured All the King's Men with Best Picture, Best Actor and Best Actress as well as many other well-earnt nominations. The film is a classic story that takes an uncompromising look at how power can corrupt a man. Many timeless movie gems have explored such ground (my personal favourite being Mr. Smith Goes to Washington) and all have become much loved films many decades after their original release. Unfortunately the years haven't been too kind to All the King's Men; it delivers a poignant message but has dated quite a bit. In this day and age it will be difficult to find movie-goers with a strong compulsion to watch a classic like this. It seems that the modern-day cinema generation do...Read more

Rating : 8/10

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