All the King's Men
original film poster
Directed by	Robert Rossen
Produced by	Robert Rossen
Written by	Robert Rossen Robert Penn Warren (novel)
Starring	Broderick Crawford John Ireland Joanne Dru John Derek Mercedes McCambridge
Cinematography	Burnett Guffey
Editing by	Al Clark
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release date(s)	November 8, 1949
Running time	109 min.
Language	English
IMDb profile

All the King's Men is a 1949 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. Image File history File links 49a. ... Robert Rossen (March 16, 1908 - February 18, 1966) was an American screenwriter, film director, and producer who was blacklisted by the Hollywood movie studio bosses in the 1950s. ... Robert Rossen (March 16, 1908 - February 18, 1966) was an American screenwriter, film director, and producer who was blacklisted by the Hollywood movie studio bosses in the 1950s. ... Robert Rossen (March 16, 1908 - February 18, 1966) was an American screenwriter, film director, and producer who was blacklisted by the Hollywood movie studio bosses in the 1950s. ... Robert Penn Warren Robert Penn Warren (April 24, 1905 – September 15, 1989) was an American poet, novelist, and literary critic, and was one of the founders of The New Criticism. ... Crawford in Black Angel William Broderick Crawford (born December 9, 1911; died April 26, 1986) was an American actor. ... This article is about the English composer. ... Joanne Dru (January 31, 1922 – September 10, 1996) was an American film actress. ... John Derek in the 1980s John Derek (born August 12, 1926; died May 22, 1998) was an American actor, director and photographer most famous for the women to whom he was married. ... Mercedes Agnes Carlotta McCambridge (March 16, 1916 – March 2, 2004) was an Academy Award-winning American actress. ... American cinematographer Burnett Guffey (May 26, 1905 - May 30, 1983) was born in Del Rio, Tennessee, USA. The Academy Award-winning lensman began as an assistant cameraman in the early 1920 while still a teenager. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... November 8 is the 312th day of the year (313th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 53 days remaining. ... See also: 1948 in film 1949 1950 in film 1940s in film 1950s in film years in film film Events Top grossing films North America Adams Rib Jolson Sings Again Pinky I Was a Male War Bride, The Snake Pit, Joan of Arc Academy Awards Best Picture: All the... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... See also: 1948 in film 1949 1950 in film 1940s in film 1950s in film years in film film Events Top grossing films North America Adams Rib Jolson Sings Again Pinky I Was a Male War Bride, The Snake Pit, Joan of Arc Academy Awards Best Picture: All the... Robert Penn Warren Robert Penn Warren (April 24, 1905 – September 15, 1989) was an American poet, novelist, and literary critic, and was one of the founders of The New Criticism. ... Cover of All the Kings Men This article is about the book. ... Robert Rossen (March 16, 1908 - February 18, 1966) was an American screenwriter, film director, and producer who was blacklisted by the Hollywood movie studio bosses in the 1950s. ... Crawford in Black Angel William Broderick Crawford (born December 9, 1911; died April 26, 1986) was an American actor. ... Willie Stark is an opera in three acts and nine scenes by Carlisle Floyd to his own libretto, after the novel All the Kings Men by Robert Penn Warren. ...

Rossen originally offered the starring role to John Wayne. Wayne indignantly refused, finding the script of the projected film to be un-American in many ways. Crawford, who eventually took the role, won the 1950 Oscar for best male actor, beating out Wayne, who had been nominated for his role in The Sands of Iwo Jima. John Wayne (May 26, 1907 – June 11, 1979), popularly known as The Duke, [1] was an Academy Award winning, American film actor whose career began in silent movies in the 1920s. ...

The film won Oscars for The references in this article would be clearer with a different and/or consistent style of citation, footnoting or external linking. ...

• Best Picture - Robert Rossen, producer
• Best Actor - Broderick Crawford as Willie Stark
• Best Supporting Actress - Mercedes McCambridge as Sadie Burke

It was also nominated for // The Academy Award for Best Motion Picture is one of the Academy Awards, awards given to people working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, which are voted on by others within the industry. ... Robert Rossen (March 16, 1908 - February 18, 1966) was an American screenwriter, film director, and producer who was blacklisted by the Hollywood movie studio bosses in the 1950s. ... The Academy Award for Best Actor is one of the awards given to people working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences; nominations are made by Academy members who are actors and actresses. ... Crawford in Black Angel William Broderick Crawford (born December 9, 1911; died April 26, 1986) was an American actor. ... The Academy Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role is one of the awards given to people working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences; nominations are made by Academy members who are actors and actresses. ... Mercedes Agnes Carlotta McCambridge (March 16, 1916 – March 2, 2004) was an Academy Award-winning American actress. ...

• Best Supporting Actor - John Ireland as Jack Burden
• Best Director - Robert Rossen
• Best Film Editing - Al Clark and Robert Parrish
• Best Writing, Screenplay - Robert Rossen

In 2001 the United States Library of Congress deemed the film "culturally significant" and selected it for preservation in the National Film Registry. The Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor is one of the awards given to people working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences; nominations are made by Academy members who are actors and actresses. ... John Benjamin Ireland (January 30, 1914 - March 21, 1992) was an actor. ... The Academy Award for Directing is an accolade given to the person that the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences feels was best director of the past year. ... The Academy Award for Film Editing was first given for films issued in 1934. ... American film editor and director Robert Parrish (1916 - 1995) started off as a child actor from the late 1920s, making his film debut in John Fords Four Sons in 1928. ... The Academy Award for Writing Adapted Screenplay is one of the Academy Awards, the most prominent film awards in the United States. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... The Great Hall interior. ... The National Film Registry is the registry of films selected by the United States National Film Preservation Board for preservation in the Library of Congress. ...

Another movie based on the book was released in 2006: All the King's Men (2006 film), a remake of the earlier film. Promotional poster for All the Kings Men All the Kings Men (2006) is an adaptation of the 1946 Pulitzer Prize winning novel by Robert Penn Warren and a remake of the 1949 Academy Award-winning movie, All the Kings Men. As of December 2005, extended post-production...

See also

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