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All the King's Men

  • 20062006
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 2h 8m
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6.1/10
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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.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.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.
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  • Director
    • Steven Zaillian
  • Writers
    • Steven Zaillian(screenplay)
    • Robert Penn Warren(novel)
  • Stars
    • Sean Penn
    • Jude Law
    • Kate Winslet
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  • Director
    • Steven Zaillian
  • Writers
    • Steven Zaillian(screenplay)
    • Robert Penn Warren(novel)
  • Stars
    • Sean Penn
    • Jude Law
    • Kate Winslet
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    • 190User reviews
    • 123Critic reviews
    • 37Metascore
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    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 4 nominations

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    Top cast

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    Sean Penn
    Sean Penn
    • Willie Starkas Willie Stark
    Jude Law
    Jude Law
    • Jack Burdenas Jack Burden
    Kate Winslet
    Kate Winslet
    • Anne Stantonas Anne Stanton
    Anthony Hopkins
    Anthony Hopkins
    • Judge Irwinas Judge Irwin
    Mark Ruffalo
    Mark Ruffalo
    • Adam Stantonas Adam Stanton
    Patricia Clarkson
    Patricia Clarkson
    • Sadie Burkeas Sadie Burke
    James Gandolfini
    James Gandolfini
    • Tiny Duffyas Tiny Duffy
    Jackie Earle Haley
    Jackie Earle Haley
    • Sugar Boyas Sugar Boy
    Kathy Baker
    Kathy Baker
    • Mrs. Burdenas Mrs. Burden
    Talia Balsam
    Talia Balsam
    • Lucy Starkas Lucy Stark
    Travis Champagne
    Travis Champagne
    • Tom Starkas Tom Stark
    • (as Travis M. Champagne)
    Frederic Forrest
    Frederic Forrest
    • Willie's Fatheras Willie's Father
    • (as Frederic F. Forrest)
    Paul Desmond
    • Sladeas Slade
    Kevin Dunn
    Kevin Dunn
    • Alexas Alex
    Tom McCarthy
    Tom McCarthy
    • Editoras Editor
    Glenn Morshower
    Glenn Morshower
    • Commissioneras Commissioner
    Jay Patterson
    Jay Patterson
    • Senatoras Senator
    Michael Cavanaugh
    Michael Cavanaugh
    • Mr. Peytonas Mr. Peyton
    • Director
      • Steven Zaillian
    • Writers
      • Steven Zaillian(screenplay)
      • Robert Penn Warren(novel)
    • All cast & crew
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    • Trivia
      The movie was a major flop and, despite its strong cast and production team, grossed only $9.4 million worldwide on a budget of $55 million. Forbes Magazine voted it the biggest flop in the years spanning 2005-2009. Few critics endorsed it, despite it garnering strong Oscar buzz before its premiere. Director Steven Zaillian described the experience as "like getting hit by a truck".
    • Goofs
      The working grandfather clock (pendulum audible) stays fixed at 4:10 PM throughout a five minute scene.
    • Quotes

      Jack Burden: [to Anne, explaining what happened to his marriage] A lot of tangled bedclothes and unspoken loathing, then spoken loathing and no tangled bedclothes.

    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: The Black Dahlia/The Gridiron Gang/Everyone's Hero/Haven (2006)
    • Soundtracks
      Smokestack Lightnin'
      Written by Howlin' Wolf

      Performed by Howlin' Wolf

      Courtesy of Geffen Records

      Under license from Universal Music Enterprises

    User reviews190

    Review
    Top review
    7/10
    Simple story told in complex way
    As a foreigner with not much ideas about U.S. history and politics, I have watched this movie with no bias and quite some problems to understand many phrases of Southern accents (which are quite fascinating on their own). However, it appeared to me as an interesting and pretty complex political story of the usual fight between rich and poor, honesty and false promises, racism, corruption... you name it. Even though the movie can catch one's attention for its full running time, some of the desired tension and drama are missing, and much of the final outcome is quite predictable. Overall, it's certainly no Oscar candidate, but also doesn't deserve low ratings as some (politically motivated) users distribute.
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    • Oct 9, 2006

    Details

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    • Release date
      • September 22, 2006 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • Germany
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Sony Pictures (United States)
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Уся королівська рать
    • Filming locations
      • Morgan City, Louisiana, USA
    • Production companies
      • Columbia Pictures
      • Relativity Media
      • Phoenix Pictures
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $55,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $7,221,458
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $3,672,366
      • Sep 24, 2006
    • Gross worldwide
      • $9,451,623
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 8 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • SDDS
      • Dolby Digital
      • DTS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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