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22 September 2006 (USA) moreTagline:
Time brings all things to light. morePlot:
Based on the Robert Penn Warren novel. The life of populist Southerner Willie Stark, a political creature loosely based on Governor Huey Long of Louisiana. full summary | add synopsisNewsDesk:
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Powerful interpretation of the Penn Warren novel more (166 total)Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Sean Penn | ... | Willie Stark | |
| Jude Law | ... | Jack Burden | |
| Anthony Hopkins | ... | Judge Irwin | |
| Kate Winslet | ... | Anne Stanton | |
| Mark Ruffalo | ... | Adam Stanton | |
| Patricia Clarkson | ... | Sadie Burke | |
| James Gandolfini | ... | Tiny Duffy | |
| Jackie Earle Haley | ... | Sugar Boy | |
| Kathy Baker | ... | Mrs. Burden | |
| Talia Balsam | ... | Lucy Stark | |
| Travis Champagne | ... | Tom Stark (as Travis M. Champagne) | |
| Frederic Forrest | ... | Willie's Father (as Frederic F. Forrest) | |
| Paul Desmond | ... | Slade | |
| Kevin Dunn | ... | Alex | |
| Thomas McCarthy | ... | Editor (as Tom McCarthy) |
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Rated PG-13 for an intense sequence of violence, sexual content and partial nudity.Parents Guide:
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128 minLanguage:
EnglishAspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 moreCertification:
Ireland:12A | Singapore:PG | USA:PG-13 (certificate #41471) | Philippines:PG-13 (MTRCB) | Germany:12 | Finland:K-11 | UK:12 | South Korea:15 | Australia:M | Brazil:16Fun Stuff
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Writer/director Steven Zaillian never saw the original film, and adapted the screenplay solely from Robert Penn Warren's novel. moreGoofs:
Anachronisms: Eight minutes and 30 seconds into the film, a modern (late 1990s General Electric freight locomotive C44-9) passes over the railroad trestle. The movie is set in the 1940s and '50s. moreQuotes:
Jack Burden: You only get a couple of moments that determine your life. Sometimes only one. And then it's gone. Forever. moreSoundtrack:
Für Elise moreFAQ
What was re-shot, and how much footage was cut out?Why was it post-poned for so long?
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I loved the book and have taught it every year to my AP students. We've been excited to see the film and have had big hopes for it. I find the 1949 film nearly impossible to watch, because they made so many changes to really critical parts of the book.
I think this movie will be a great addition to my DVD collection to help establish setting and so on for future AP English classes.
The script keeps lots of the dialogue, images, and the looping storytelling from the text I understand the compressions they needed to do--and they generally worked.
The acting was powerful: lots of nuances from Jude Law, Sean Penn, Kate Winslet, Anthony Hopkins, and the rest. I saw reviews busting on Law for being so beautiful--a tragedy we share, of course--but honestly, I thought he did well at getting to the heart of Jack.
It really helped me to see the locations where they filmed: the statehouse, Burden's Landing, Mason City, and more.
My one quibble is the ending-- I love the book because it tells a tale of redemption, of making things right, of reconciliation--I think the film hints at it, but doesn't quite get there.