All the King's Men

All the King's Men

Movie·1949·1h 49m

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 !

Country

United States of America

Language

English

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// overview

The Story

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.

Producer

Robert Rossen

Cinematography

Burnett Guffey

Music

Louis Gruenberg

Editor

Al Clark

Themes

newspapergovernorbased on novel or booksouthern usapoliticspoliticianrise and fallreporterblack and whitepolitical assassinationcorrupt politicianhick

Production House

Audience Score

70%

242 votes

Skip10%

Timepass22%

Go for it39%

Perfection29%

Where to watch

Region: IN

Rent

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Cast

John Ireland

John Ireland

Jack Burden

Broderick Crawford

Broderick Crawford

Willie Stark

Joanne Dru

Joanne Dru

Anne Stanton

John Derek

John Derek

Tom Stark

Mercedes McCambridge

Mercedes McCambridge

Sadie Burke

Shepperd Strudwick

Shepperd Strudwick

Adam Stanton

Ralph Dumke

Ralph Dumke

Tiny Duffy

Anne Seymour

Anne Seymour

Mrs. Lucy Stark

Katherine Warren

Katherine Warren

Mrs. Burden

Raymond Greenleaf

Raymond Greenleaf

Judge Monte Stanton

Walter Burke

Walter Burke

Sugar Boy

Will Wright

Will Wright

Dolph Pillsbury

Grandon Rhodes

Grandon Rhodes

Floyd McEvoy

Marshall Bradford

Senator (uncredited)

Chet Brandenburg

Chet Brandenburg

Man Listening to Speech (uncredited)

Wheaton Chambers

Wheaton Chambers

Senator (uncredited)

Stephen Chase

Stephen Chase

Puckett (uncredited)

Tom Coleman

Man Tearing Down Poster (uncredited)

// crew

Crew

Robert Rossen

Robert Rossen

Director, Screenplay, Producer

Louis Gruenberg

Original Music Composer

Burnett Guffey

Director of Photography

Al Clark

Editor

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