All the King's Men is a 1949 drama film based on the Robert Penn Warren novel of the same name. It was directed by Robert Rossen and starred Broderick Crawford in the role of Willie Stark. All The King's Men is the story of the rise of politician Willie Stark from a rural county seat to the governor's mansion. He first teaches himself law and becomes a lawyer, championing the local people and gaining popularity. He then decides to go into politics. Along the way he loses his innocence, and becomes as corrupt as the politicians he once fought against. The main story is a thinly disguised... version of the rise and assassination of real-life 1930s Louisiana Governor, Huey Long. Also included is a series of complex relationships between a journalist friend who slowly sours to his ways, the journalist's girlfriend , her brother , her uncle . When his son becomes paralyzed following a drunk driving accident which kills a female passenger, Stark's world starts to unravel and he discovers that not everyone can be bought off.
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| Release date: | January 1950 |
| Directed by: | Robert Rossen |
| Runtime: | 109 Minutes |
| Producer: | Robert Rossen |
| Editor: | Al Clark, Robert Parrish |
| Music by: | George Duning |
| Cinematography: | Burnett Guffey |
| Screenplay by: | Robert Rossen |
| Adapted from: | All the King's Men |