All the King's Men
Robert Rossen / US, 1949 / 110 min.
Classic from Columbia Pictures, which recently celebrated its centenary. The rise and fall of the merciless politician and self-declared messiah Stark, who starts acting like a king. A captivating, still current thriller about political corruption.
Willie Stark (Broderick Crawford), a cunning ghetto lawyer fights to become a governor in the American south with the aid of his hard-boiled secretary and reporter Jack Burden. Once elected, Stark abuses his charm to become a cruel local dictator. However, his unquenchable thirst for power threatens to topple the monarch and his kingdom.
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Director
Robert Rossen
Production year
1949
Country
US
Original title
All the King's Men
Length
110 min.
Language
English
Subtitles
NLD
Format
DCP
Part of
The Lady with the Torch
Legendary Hollywood studio Columbia Pictures is celebrating its centenary, and we’re marking the occasion with a rich programme on the company’s glory days. The films, including rediscoveries and surprising, seldom-seen B movies, show that art and commerce need not be mutually exclusive.
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