All the King's Men

★★★★★

“He Might Have Been A Pretty Good Guy . . . If Too Much Power . . . And Women . . . Hadn't Gone To his Head !”

1949 · 1 h 49 min

Directed by Robert Rossen

Drama

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Cast

Broderick Crawford John Ireland Joanne Dru John Derek Mercedes McCambridge Shepperd Strudwick

Credits

Written by: Robert Penn Warren

Plot

A humble Southern politician rises to power by dishonest means and is corrupted.

Sinekatalog’s take

A hard-hitting political drama and Best Picture winner.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 7.4 / 10 (18,390 votes)
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