

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 !
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.
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- English
- newspaper
- governor
- based on novel or book
- southern usa
- politics
- politician
- rise and fall
- reporter
- black and white
- political assassination
- corrupt politician
- hick
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United StatesUS
- PremiereNew York City, New York8 Nov 1949
- TheatricalLos Angeles, California16 Nov 1949
- PhysicalNRDVD5 Jun 2001
- PhysicalNRBlu-ray11 Mar 2014
United KingdomGB
- Theatrical13 Apr 1950
- PhysicalUDVD5 Sept 2006
AustriaAT
- Theatrical121 Apr 1952
GreeceGR
- Theatrical132 Dec 1949
ItalyIT
- Theatrical10 Nov 1950
NetherlandsNL
- Physical12DVD12 Jun 2001
South KoreaKR
- Digital / OTT121 Jan 2023
SpainES
- TheatricalA9 Feb 1971
SwedenSE
- Theatrical1516 Nov 1949
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All the King's Men was released on 16 November 1949.
Audience reviews
2- J9/10
John Chard
6/4/2019
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 and screenplay) fro…
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CinemaSerf
6/30/2026
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 the urban ones keep t…
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