All the King's Men (1949)




Broderick Crawford - All the King's Men




The rise and fall of 'hick' politician Willie Stark (Broderick Crawford) who becomes corrupted on his rise to power and finishes up the ruthless self-styled dictator of his home State.


Books with substantial mentioning of All the King's Men

David Thomson
Have you seen?, A personal introduction to 1,000 films
New York, 2008

Tom Pendergast, Sara Pendergast (eds.)
International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers, 1. Films
Detroit/New York/San Francisco/London/Boston/Woodbridge, CT, 2000

Tony Thomas
The Films of the Forties
Secaucus, NJ, 1980

David Zinman
50 Classic Motion Pictures, The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of
New York, 1970

Books with an entry on All the King's Men

Michael F. Keaney
Film Noir Guide, 745 Films of the Classic Era, 1940-1959
Jefferson, North Carolina, and London, 2003

Larry Langman and David Ebner
Hollywood's Image of the South, A Century of Southern Films
Westport, Connecticut - London, 2001

Jay Robert Nash, Stanley Ralph Ross
The Motion Picture Guide, Volume I A-B 1927-1983
Chicago, 1985

Paul Michael, editor in chief. James Robert Parish, associate editor
The American movies reference book, The sound era
Englewood Cliffs, N.J.,, 1969


Year: 1949
Country: United States
Language: English
 
IMDb: 0041113