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All the King's Men is a 2006 American political drama film written, directed and produced by Steven Zaillian based on the 1946 Pulitzer Prize–winning novel of the same name by Robert Penn Warren. All the King's Men had previously been adapted into a Best Picture Oscar –winning film by writer-director Robert Rossen in 1949.
Sep 22, 2006 · All the King's Men: Directed by Steven Zaillian. With Sean Penn, Jude Law, Anthony Hopkins, Kate Winslet. Based on the Robert Penn Warren novel. The life of populist Southerner Willie Stark, a political creature loosely based on Governor Huey Long of Louisiana.
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- Drama, Thriller
- Steven Zaillian
- 2006-09-22
Mar 30, 2017 · Starring: Sean Penn, Jude Law, Kate Winslet All the King's Men (2006) Official Trailer 1 - Sean Penn Movie Based on the Robert Penn Warren novel. The life of populist Southerner Willie...
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Charismatic Southern politician Willie Stark's (Sean Penn) idealism and good intentions give way to corruption after he becomes governor of Louisiana. Unfortunately for Stark, his right-hand man...
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- Steven Zaillian
- PG-13
- Sean Penn
The story of an idealist's rise to power in the world of Louisiana politics and the corruption that leads to his ultimate downfall. Based on the 1946 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel written by Robert Penn Warren, loosely based on the story of real-life politician Huey Long.
Willie Stark (Penn) is an ordinary man from a rural town, demanding that crooked politicians and shady businessmen in Louisiana be held accountable for the collapse of a poorly built school.
All the King's Men portrays the dramatic and theatrical political rise and governorship of Willie Stark (in the screenplay the name is changed from Talos to Stark), a cynical populist in the 1930s American South.
