All the King's Men (1949 film)
All the King's Men is a 1949 American political drama film written, produced, and directed by Robert Rossen. It is based on Robert Penn Warren's Pulitzer Prize-winning 1946 novel of the same name. It stars Broderick Crawford, John Ireland, Mercedes McCambridge, and Joanne Dru. The film centers on the rise and fall of an idealistic-but-ruthless politician in the American South, patterned after Louisiana Governor Huey Long.
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| Directed by | Robert Rossen |
| Screenplay by | Robert Rossen |
| Based on | All the King's Men (1946 novel) by Robert Penn Warren |
| Produced by | Robert Rossen |
| Starring | Broderick Crawford John Ireland Mercedes McCambridge Joanne Dru John Derek Shepperd Strudwick |
| Cinematography | Burnett Guffey |
| Edited by | Al Clark Robert Parrish |
| Music by | Louis Gruenberg |
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| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
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Running time | 110 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $2 million |
| Box office | $4.2 million (rentals) |
Released by Columbia Pictures on November 8, 1949, the film received widespread acclaim from critics, and was a commercial success. At the 22nd Academy Awards the film was nominated for seven Oscars and won three; Best Picture, Best Actor for Crawford, and Best Supporting Actress for McCambridge, making an impressive film debut. The film also won five Golden Globes, and was nominated for the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival.
In 2001, All the King's Men was deemed "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant" by the Library of Congress and was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry.