1949 Best Picture

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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 !”

1949

109 min

Rated NR

7.4IMDB

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Released

November 16, 1949

Original Language

English(en)

Overview

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.

Genres

Drama

Director

Robert Rossen

Cast

John IrelandBroderick CrawfordJoanne DruJohn DerekMercedes McCambridgeShepperd StrudwickRalph DumkeAnne Seymour

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Keywords

newspapergovernorbased on novel or booksouthern usapoliticspoliticianrise and fallreporterblack and whitepolitical assassinationcorrupt politicianhickgubernatorial candidaterun for governordemagogue+1 more