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All the King's Men (2006)
Release Date:

MPAA Rating:
PG-13

Rating Reason:
For an intense sequence of violence, sexual content and partial nudity.

Genre:
Drama

Starring:

Sean Penn, Jude Law, Kate Winslet, James Gandolfini, Mark Ruffalo, Patricia Clarkson. Anthony Hopkins

Written By:
Steven Zaillian

Director:
Steven Zaillian

Official Site:
All the King's Men (2006)

Synopsis:

Based on Robert Penn Warren's 1946 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, "All the King's Men" is a classic of American literature that tells the story of an idealistic man of the people who soon becomes corrupted by success and caught between dreams of service and an insatiable lust for power.

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Background

Absolute power corrupts absolutely in writer-director Steven Zaillian's ("Schindler's List") adaptation of Robert Penn Warren's classic novel "All the King's Men" featuring an all-star cast led by Sean Penn, Jude Law, Kate Winslet, Patricia Clarkson, James Gandolfini, Mark Ruffalo, Anthony Hopkins. "All the King's Men" charts the spectacular rise and fall of a charismatic Southern politician, "Boss" Willie Stark (Penn). Law co-stars as Jack Burden, the once idealistic, now embittered ex-reporter who unwittingly fuels Stark's corrupt political ambitions.

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