All the King’s Men

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All the King’s Men is a 1949 American film noir–style political drama, based on Robert Penn Warren’s novel, that chronicles the rise and corruption of a populist Southern politician.

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instanceOf film
film noir–style drama
authorOfSourceWork Robert Penn Warren NERFINISHED
awardReceived Academy Award for Best Actor
Academy Award for Best Picture NERFINISHED
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress NERFINISHED
basedOn All the King’s Men (novel) NERFINISHED
bestActorWinner Broderick Crawford NERFINISHED
bestSupportingActressWinner Mercedes McCambridge NERFINISHED
blackAndWhite true
character Jack Burden NERFINISHED
Willie Stark NERFINISHED
cinematographyBy Burnett Guffey NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
director Robert Rossen NERFINISHED
distributedInFormat theatrical release
distributor Columbia Pictures
editedBy Al Clark NERFINISHED
William A. Lyon NERFINISHED
era Hollywood Golden Age
surface form: Golden Age of Hollywood
genre film noir
political drama
hasRemake All the King’s Men (2006 film) NERFINISHED
musicBy Louis Gruenberg NERFINISHED
narrativeFocus rise and corruption of a populist Southern politician
nominatedFor Academy Award for Best Director
Academy Award for Best Screenplay NERFINISHED
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
notableFor adaptation of Pulitzer Prize–winning novel
realistic depiction of American political life
originalLanguage English
portrays Southern politics
political corruption
populism
producer Robert Rossen NERFINISHED
productionCompany Columbia Pictures
releaseDate November 8, 1949
releaseYear 1949
runtimeMinutes 109
screenwriter Robert Rossen NERFINISHED
setInRegion American South NERFINISHED
starring Anne Seymour NERFINISHED
Broderick Crawford NERFINISHED
Joanne Dru NERFINISHED
John Derek NERFINISHED
John Ireland NERFINISHED
Mercedes McCambridge NERFINISHED

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1950 Academy Awards bestActorFilm All the King’s Men
1950 Academy Awards bestPictureWinner All the King’s Men
1950 Academy Awards bestScreenplayWinner All the King’s Men
1950 Academy Awards bestSupportingActressFilm All the King’s Men
Robert Rossen directed All the King’s Men
Robert Parrish edited All the King’s Men
Joanne Dru filmAppearance All the King’s Men
Southern Renaissance hasNotableWork All the King’s Men
Broderick Crawford notableWork All the King’s Men
Burnett Guffey notableWork All the King’s Men
Carl Benton Reid notableWork All the King’s Men
Joanne Dru notableWork All the King’s Men
Robert Parrish notableWork All the King’s Men
Robert Rossen notableWork All the King’s Men
Broderick Crawford portrayedIn All the King’s Men
All the King's Men previousAdaptation All the King’s Men
subject surface form: All the King's Men (2006 film)
this entity surface form: All the King's Men (1949 film)
Burnett Guffey workedOn All the King’s Men
Robert Rossen wrote All the King’s Men