All the king's men

DVD 2006

This is the story of working class hero Southern demagogue Willie Stark--rising from the mud of the back country--and his long climb to the top, followed by his longer drop to the bottom. Abetted by newspaper reporter Jack Burden, who becomes his chronicler, Stark's career begins with running for county treasurer and losing. Through law school, private practice, and finally as people's advocate against corruption, he moves up the political ladder...

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ISBN:

9781404913769
1404913769

Uniform Title:

All the king's men (Motion picture : 1949)

Description:

1 videodisc (110 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in

Target Audience Note:

MPAA Rating: Not rated; Canadian Home Video Rating: PG

Notes:

Based upon the Pulitzer Prize novel "All the King's Men" by Robert Penn Warren
Special features: All the King's Men (2006) sneak preview (6 min.); All the King's Men (2006) theatrical trailer (3 min.)
Director of photography, Burnett Guffey ; art director, Sturges Carne ; film editor, Al Clark, montages, Donald W. Starling ; gowns, Jean Louis ; musical score by Louis Gruenberg
Broderick Crawford, John Ireland, Joanne Dru, John Derek, Merceded McCambridge, Shepperd Strudwick, Ralph Dumke, Anne Seymour, Katharine Warren, Raymond Greenleaf, Walter Burke, Will Wright, Grandon Rhodes
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1949
DVD; Region 1; Dolby digital sound; full screen presentation, preserving the 1.33:1 aspect ratio of its original theatrical exhibition
In English with optional subtitles in English; closed-captioned
Winner, 1950 Academy Awards for Best Actress in a Supporting Role--Mercedes McCambridge, Best Actor in a Leading Role--Broderick Crawford, Best Picture--Robert Rossen Productions; 1950 Writer's Guild of America Awards for Best Written American Drama and The Robert Meltzer Award (Screenplay Dealing Most Ably with Problems of the American Scene)--Robert Rossen; 1950 Golden Globe Awards for Most Promising Newcomer-Female and Best Supporting Actress--Mercedes McCambridge, Best Motion Picture Actor--Broderick Crawford, Best Motion Picture Director--Robert Rossen, Best Motion Picture-Drama

Control Number:

841476

UPC:

043396130524

Other Authors:

Burke, Walter
Columbia Pictures Corporation
Crawford, Broderick, 1911-1986
Derek, John, 1926-1998
Dru, Joanne, 1923-1996
Dumke, Ralph, 1900-1964
Greenleaf, Raymond, 1892-1963
Ireland, John, 1914-1992
McCambridge, Mercedes
Rhodes, Grandon
Rossen, Robert, 1908-1966
Seymour, Anne, 1909-1988
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm)
Strudwick, Shepperd, 1907-1983
Warren, Katherine, 1905-1965
Warren, Robert Penn, 1905-1989. All the king's men
Wright, Will, 1891-1962

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