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All the King's Men

  • 20062006
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 2h 8m
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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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    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)
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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

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    Top review
    'Your will is my strength, and your need is my justice'
    Zaillian's 'All The King's Men' is a well shot film. I liked how he created the feel of the 50's Lousiana with dark washed-out colours, the costumes, cars, money, interior architecture and the simplistic settings. Some of the visuals are very impressive as they brilliantly highlight the darkness of that era. However, the script seems a little contrived. In spite of having a wonderful stellar cast that includes talents like Sean Penn, Jude Law, Mark Ruffalo, James Gandolfini, Kathy Baker, Mark Ruffalo, Patricia Clarkson, Anthony Hopkins and Kate Winslet (could anyone ask for a better cast?), none of the characters, (with the exception of Penn's Willie Stark and Law's Jack Burden) are fleshed out enough and none of them, with the exception of Ruffalo's Adam Stanton, are particularly likable. Not every actor masters the Southern diction but I'm glad that they spoke with an accent their more comfortable with than a forced Southern-I'm-chewing-glue-while-talking accent. Yet at the same time it was too obvious especially when Anthony Hopkins spoke with a British accent. All the actors do a fairly good job. The dialogues are a stand-out. I particularly liked how the characters played around with words, mostly the double-entendre. At some points the film moves at an extremely slow pace. We don't see much of the poverty, which Willie Stark claimed to demolish. We do see him build hospitals but a glimpse of the hardship of the poor people would have given us a better understanding of the depth of their difficulties. Instead all we see of them is when they're cheering Stark. In addition to that, the ending is very predictable. In a nutshell, 'All the King's Men' is an interesting but contrived film that could have been a lot better had the aforementioned flaws, especially the sketchy characters, been taken into account for reconsideration.
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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
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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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