All the King's Men

Based On the book by Robert Penn Warren

All the King's Men is a 1949 American political drama film noir written, produced, and directed by Robert Rossen. It is based on Robert Penn Warren's Pulitzer Prize-winning 1946 novel. It stars Broderick Crawford, John Ireland, Mercedes McCambridge, and Joanne Dru. The film centers on the rise and fall of Willie Stark (Crawford), an idealistic but ruthless politician in the American South, patterned after Louisiana Governor Huey Long.

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Release date:

1950

Director:

Robert Rossen

Cast:

Broderick Crawford, John Ireland, Joanne Dru, John Derek, Mercedes McCambridge

Genre:

Drama, Film noir

Country:

United States

Language:

English

Year page:

1950 in adaptations