All the King's Men DVD

All the King's Men
Based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Robert Penn Warren, All the King's Men is a roman à clef inspired by the career of Louisiana governor Huey Long. Broderick Crawford won an Academy Award for his portrayal of Willie Stark, a backwoods Southern lawyer who wins the hearts of his constituents by bucking the corrupt state government. Journalist Jack Burden (John Ireland) is impressed by Willie's seeming sincerity, and aids Stark on the road to political power. Once he's reached the governor's mansion, however, Willie proves himself to be as dishonest and despotic as the crooks whom he's replaced. He also cheats shamelessly on his wife with both his campaign manager (Mercedes McCambridge, another Oscar winner) and with Anne Stanton (Joanne Dru), the sister of idealistic doctor Adam Stanton (Sheppard Strudwick). Fiercely protective of his power, Willie organizes a fascistic police force and arranges for "accidents" to befall those who oppose him; even so, he retains the love of the voters by lowering the poverty level, improving the school system, and financing building projects. Even when Willie all but orchestrates the suicide of Anne's uncle, a highly respected judge (Raymond Greenleaf), those closest to him are unable to escape his power and the charismatic hold he has over people. Stockton, CA, stands in for the unnamed state capitol where most of the film's action occurs. In addition to its Oscars for Crawford and McCambridge, All the King's Men won the Best Picture prize. Warren's novel would later be adapted into a stage play, a TV special, and even an opera. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Cast Broderick Crawford as Willie Stark John Derek as Tom Stark Joanne Dru as Anne Stanton John Ireland as Jack Burden Mercedes McCambridge as Sadie Burke Shepperd Strudwick as Adam Stanton Ralph Dumke as Tiny Duffy Anne Seymour as Lucy Stark Katherine Warren as Mrs. Burden Raymond Greenleaf as Judge Stanton Walter Burke as Sugar Boy Will Wright as Dolph Pillsbury Grandon Rhodes as Floyd McEvoy H.C. Miller as Pa Stark Richard Hale as Hale Houseley Stevenson, Sr. as Madison Phil Tully as Football coach Helene Stanley as Helene Hale

Crew Sturges Carne - Art Director Jean Louis - Costume Designer Sam Nelson - First Assistant Director Robert Rossen - Director Al Clark - Editor Robert Parrish - Editor Louis Gruenberg - Composer (Music Score) Clay Campbell - Makeup Burnett Guffey - Cinematographer Robert Rossen - Producer Robert Rossen - Screenwriter Robert Penn Warren - Screenwriter Robert Penn Warren - Book Author

All the King's Men
As a powerful indictment of modern politics, All the King's Men represents a landmark in the maturation of United States cinema. It is dominated by the dynamic performance of Broderick Crawford as Willie Stark, a thinly disguised version of real-life populist demagogue Huey Long. In an era that was still churning out feel-good political dramas like Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, audiences were shocked by the confrontational realism of a film that said not only that the American political system was corrupt but also that, absent the intervention of violence, it would remain corrupt. It has many cinematic descendants, most notably the similarly named All the President's Men about a real-life corrupt politician, and the observable fact of history that at least in this case, that the checks and balances did work to remove the corrupt official in ways that they did not for Huey Long. ~ Richard Gilliam, All Movie Guide
 

Al Clark: Academy, Best Editing (nominated) Broderick Crawford: Academy, Best Actor (winner) Broderick Crawford: Golden Globe, Best Actor (winner) Broderick Crawford: New York Film Critics Circle, Best Actor (winner) Burnett Guffey: Golden Globe, Best Cinematography (nominated) George Duning: Golden Globe, Best Original Score (nominated) John Ireland: Academy, Best Supporting Actor (nominated) Mercedes McCambridge: Academy, Best Supporting Actress (winner) Mercedes McCambridge: Golden Globe, Best Supporting Actress (winner) Mercedes McCambridge: Golden Globe, New Star of the Year - Female (winner) Robert Parrish: Academy, Best Editing (nominated) Robert Rossen: Academy, Best Director (nominated) Robert Rossen: Academy, Best Screenplay (nominated) Robert Rossen: Golden Globe, Best Director (winner)

Academy, Best Picture (winner) Golden Globe, Best Picture (winner) Library of Congress, U.S. National Film Registry (winner) New York Film Critics Circle, Best Picture (winner) New York Times, 10 Best Films (winner)

General Specifications: Language Options: English Subtitle Options: English Sound Processing: DD2: Dolby Digital Stereo Additional Features: cc Sneak peek of the new theatrical film All the King's Men including interviews with James Gandolfini, Jude Law and Anthony Hopkins Theatrical trailer for "All the King's Men" DVD Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1: Pre-1954 Standard MPAA Rating: NR DVD Discs Included: 1 DVD Sides: 1 DVD DVD Region Code: 1 Content Length: 110 min   DVD Chapters: Disc #1 -- All the King's Men 1. Chapter 1 [1:21] 2. Chapter 2 [1:17] 3. Chapter 3 [1:39] 4. Chapter 4 [3:30] 5. Chapter 5 [6:27] 6. Chapter 6 [4:41] 7. Chapter 7 [:56] 8. Chapter 8 [2:06] 9. Chapter 9 [2:36] 10. Chapter 10 [1:37] 11. Chapter 11 [5:19] 12. Chapter 12 [6:56] 13. Chapter 13 [3:54] 14. Chapter 14 [2:44] 15. Chapter 15 [3:19] 16. Chapter 16 [2:31] 17. Chapter 17 [6:19] 18. Chapter 18 [6:37] 19. Chapter 19 [4:27] 20. Chapter 20 [7:44] 21. Chapter 21 [3:30] 22. Chapter 22 [2:45] 23. Chapter 23 [2:00] 24. Chapter 24 [5:21] 25. Chapter 25 [2:47] 26. Chapter 26 [12:51] 27. Chapter 27 [1:36] 28. Chapter 28 [2:37]