Movie Description:
In a bravura performance, Broderick Crawford won the 1949 Academy Award for Best Actor withhis stunning portrayal of bullheaded backwoods lawyer WillieStark in the powerful drama about political and personal corruption. A somber but realistic chronicle of raw, brutal power in force, ALL THEKING`S MEN is based on Robert Penn Warren`s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel ofthe same name.It was brought to the screen in 1949 by producer RobertRossen, who also wrote the screenplay and directed the film.The story was inspired by therise and fall of southern bigwig Huey Pierce Long-theinfamous "Kingfish" who was Louisiana`s governor and one-time senator. ALL THE KING`S MEN remains a hallmark political film with superb performancesthroughout. John Ireland garnered a Best Supporting Actor Oscar nomination for his role asStark`s tortured right-hand man, while MercedesMcCambridge won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actressas Sadie Burke, Stark`s callous, conniving political aide. In addition, the film won anAcademy Award for Best Picture,along with nominations for Directing, Writing,and Film Editing.
