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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.
All the King's Men is a 1946 novel by Robert Penn Warren. The novel tells the story of charismatic populist governor Willie Stark and his political machinations in the Depression-era Deep South. It was inspired by the real-life story of U.S. Senator Huey P. Long, who was assassinated in 1935.
- Robert Penn Warren
- 1946
Sep 22, 2006 · Based on the Robert Penn Warren novel, the film follows the rise and fall of a populist governor of Louisiana, loosely based on Huey Long. Starring Sean Penn, Jude Law, Kate Winslet and Anthony Hopkins, the film was a critical and commercial flop.
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- Steven Zaillian
- 2006-09-22
All the King's Men is a 1946 novel by Robert Penn Warren. Its title is drawn from the nursery rhyme "Humpty Dumpty". The novel tells the story of charismatic populist governor Willie Stark and his political machinations in the Depression-era Deep South.
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All the King’s Men, novel by Robert Penn Warren, published in 1946. The story concerns the rise and fall of Willie Stark, a character modeled on Huey Long, the governor of Louisiana during the time frame of the novel (late 1920s to early ’30s). The book won the Pulitzer Prize in 1947.
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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.
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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