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All the King's Men (1949)

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Category: Drama, Mystery/Noir/ThrillerNotable as: Political dramaSub-Category: drama film, film noir, film adaptationRuntime: 109 - 110 minutesLanguage: EnglishCountry: United StatesDirector: Robert RossenScreenwriter: Robert RossenBased on: All the King's MenMusic: Louis GruenbergCinematography: Burnett GuffeyStars: Broderick Crawford, Joanne Dru, John Derek, Mercedes McCambridge, John Ireland, Anne Seymour, Paul Maxey, Walter Burke, Helene Stanley, Richard Hale Producer: Robert RossenAwards won: Academy Award for Best Actor (Broderick Crawford)
Academy Award for Best Picture
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress (Mercedes McCambridge)
National Film RegistryAward nominations: Academy Award for Best Director (Robert Rossen)
Academy Award for Best Film Editing (Al Clark)
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor (John Ireland)
Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay (Robert Rossen)Award details: (details at IMDb)

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All the King's Men is a 1949 drama film with noir themed overtones set in a political setting directed by Robert Rossen and based on the Robert Penn Warren novel of the same name. The production features Broderick Crawford in the role of the ambitious and sometimes ruthless politician, Willie Stark.

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All the King's Men (1949)

Also see Highly Recommended movies of the 1940s.