All the king's men
(DVD) 

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Aurora Hills - Adult DVD/ Blu-rayDVD DRAMA ALLTH 1949Checked OutMarch 30, 2024

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Published
Culver City, CA : Columbia Pictures Corp. : Distributed by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, c2006.
Format
DVD
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (110 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
UPC
043396130524

Notes

General Note
Based upon the Pulitzer Prize novel "All the King's Men" by Robert Penn Warren.
General Note
Special features: All the King's Men (2006) sneak preview (6 min.); All the King's Men (2006) theatrical trailer (3 min.).
Creation/Production Credits
Director of photography, Burnett Guffey ; art director, Sturges Carne ; film editor, Al Clark, montages, Donald W. Starling ; gowns, Jean Louis ; musical score by Louis Gruenberg.
Participants/Performers
Broderick Crawford, John Ireland, Joanne Dru, John Derek, Mercedes McCambridge, Shepperd Strudwick, Ralph Dumke, Anne Seymour, Katharine Warren, Raymond Greenleaf, Walter Burke, Will Wright, Grandon Rhodes.
Date/Time and Place of Event
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1949.
Description
This is the story of working class hero Southern demagogue Willie Stark--rising from the mud of the back country--and his long climb to the top, followed by his longer drop to the bottom. Abetted by newspaper reporter Jack Burden, who becomes his chronicler, Stark's career begins with running for county treasurer and losing. Through law school, private practice, and finally as people's advocate against corruption, he moves up the political ladder. In his 2nd run for governor, Willie vows to give the people new hospitals, schools, roads -- and when he's elected, he delivers. But the more power he gets, the more corrupt he acts, until he's unrecognizable. He chases women, turns his family into photo-op props, and makes Burden his personal character assassin. Do the ends justify the means? Is it power that corrupts, or is it that power allows people to be corrupt? These are the questions that Willie Stark, in the end, cannot answer.
Target Audience
MPAA Rating: Not rated; Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.
System Details
DVD; Region 1; Dolby digital sound; full screen presentation, preserving the 1.33:1 aspect ratio of its original theatrical exhibition.
Language
In English with optional subtitles in English; closed-captioned.
Awards
Winner, 1950 Academy Awards for Best Actress in a Supporting Role--Mercedes McCambridge, Best Actor in a Leading Role--Broderick Crawford, Best Picture--Robert Rossen Productions; 1950 Writer's Guild of America Awards for Best Written American Drama and The Robert Meltzer Award (Screenplay Dealing Most Ably with Problems of the American Scene)--Robert Rossen; 1950 Golden Globe Awards for Most Promising Newcomer-Female and Best Supporting Actress--Mercedes McCambridge, Best Motion Picture Actor--Broderick Crawford, Best Motion Picture Director--Robert Rossen, Best Motion Picture-Drama.

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Citations

APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Rossen, R., Crawford, B., Ireland, J., Dru, J., Derek, J., McCambridge, M., Strudwick, S., Dumke, R., Seymour, A., Warren, K., Greenleaf, R., Burke, W., Wright, W., Rhodes, G., & Warren, R. P. (2006). All the king's men . Columbia Pictures Corp. : Distributed by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Robert Rossen et al.. 2006. All the King's Men. Columbia Pictures Corp. : Distributed by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Robert Rossen et al.. All the King's Men Columbia Pictures Corp. : Distributed by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, 2006.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Rossen, Robert, et al. All the King's Men Columbia Pictures Corp. : Distributed by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, 2006.

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