All the King's Men (1949) was the first film adaptation of Robert Penn Warren's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel. The story, based loosely on 1930s Louisiana governor Huey P. Long, follows the career of Willie Stark as he rises and transforms, from small-town, well-intentioned lawyer to corrupt politician. Only when tragedy strikes does Stark begin to question himself and his actions. This version, directed by Robert Rossen, stars Broderick Crawford, John Ireland and Mercedes McCambridge, and won Academy Awards for Best Motion Picture, Best Actor (Broderick) and Best Supporting Actress (McCambridge). In 2001, it was added to the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress.
All the King's Men (1949) was the first film adaptation of Robert Penn Warren's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel. The story, based loosely on 1930s Louisiana governor Huey P. Long, follows the career of Willie Stark as he rises and transforms, from small-town, well-intentioned lawyer to corrupt politician. Only when tragedy strikes does Stark begin to question himself and his actions. This version, directed by Robert Rossen, stars Broderick Crawford, John Ireland and Mercedes McCambridge, and won Academy Awards for Best Motion Picture, Best Actor (Broderick) and Best Supporting Actress (McCambridge). In 2001, it was added to the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress.
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