All the King's Men (1949)
1949 · Feature film · 110 min · dir. Robert Rossen
He Might Have Been A Pretty Good Guy . . . If Too Much Power . . . And Women . . . Hadn't Gone To his Head !
- Drama
- film noir
Synopsis
A man of humble beginnings and honest intentions rises to power by nefarious means. Along for the wild ride are an earnest reporter, a heretofore classy society girl, and a too-clever-for-her-own-good political flack.
Synopsis from TMDb
Details
- Director
- Robert Rossen
- Writer
- Robert Rossen
- Composer
- Louis Gruenberg
- Cinematography
- Burnett Guffey
- Studio
- Columbia Pictures
- Released
- 1949-11-16
- Running time
- 110 minutes
Cast & crew
Robert Rossen Director
Houseley Stevenson
Grandon Rhodes
Walter Burke
Katherine Warren
King Donovan
Will Wright
Richard Hale
Ralph Dumke
Reviews on the Internet Archive
★★★ · Blind Devotion · Sérgio Luz · 2021-05-25
It doesn't matter, if it is in Politics, Religion or some other different area, there's always a group interested in taking control, and for that it's necessary to build up followers. And followers are like zombies, who do not reflect but follow the wave as it goes. As long as a small group start to pay attention to what someone says without any critical position, the scenario is ready for another leader to emerge and take with him all he can. The story has been told numerous times and likewise repeated in reality, as it is now.
