All the king's men

DVD - 2006

Willie Stark is an uncorrupted small-town mayor in 1950s Louisiana. He gets picked by the political machine to run as a wild card candidate in the upcoming gubernatorial race. But, when Willie realizes that he is being manipulated, he veers off on his own to become the darling of the electorate's downtrodden and forgotten hicks. Covering the campaign for a local paper is Jack Burden, whose editorial pieces become so admiring of Willie that he's fired. But, when Stark wins, Burden hires onto the new governor's team as a personal aide. Once in office, Governor Stark antagonizes the state legislature, the oil companies, and the moneyed classes with his share-the-wealth promises to the sweaty masses. Legislators become so outrage...d that they start serious impeachment talk, a move supported by the admired and retired Judge Irwin, who also happens to be Jack's godfather.

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Genres
Feature films
Video recordings for the hearing impaired
Published
Culver City, Calif. : Sony Pictures Home Entertainment c2006.
Language
English
Other Authors
Steven Zaillian (-), Pawel Edelman, 1958-, James Horner, Robert Penn Warren, 1905-1989
Edition
Special ed., [widescreen]
Item Description
Based on the novel by Robert Penn Warren.
DVD release of the 2006 motion picture.
Special features: The making of All the king's men (featurette) ; An American classic (featurette) ; La. confidential: on location with All the king's men (featurette) ; Shake hands with the devil (featurette) ; The legend and lore of Huey Long (featurette) ; deleted scenes; alternate ending.
Physical Description
1 videodisc (DVD)(ca. 128 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in
Format
Region 1 ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital.
Audience
MPAA rating: PG-13; for an intense sequence of violence, sexual content, and partial nudity.
Production Credits
Director of photography, Pawel Edelman ; editor, Wayne Wahrman ; music, James Horner ; costume designer, Marit Allen ; production designer, Patrizia von Brandenstein.
ISBN
9781404986534
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