All The Kings Men (DVD, 2006)

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Sean Penn gives an electrifying performance as rising politician Willie Stark in ALL THE KING'S MEN, the second film based on Robert Penn Warren's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel. (In 1949, the original ALL THE KING'S MEN, directed by Robert Rossen, was a huge hit, earning Oscars for Best Picture, Best Actor [Broderick Crawford], and Best Supporting Actress [Merceded McCambridge].) But whereas the novel and first film set the story of pride, ambition, jealousy, and dirty politics in pre-World War II Louisiana, writer-director Steven Zaillian (SEARCHING FOR BOBBY FISCHER) moves the action to the 1950s, a much different time in American history, with the Great Depression and the war over and McCarthyism just around the corner. Stark starts out as a man of the people, proud to be a hick, wanting to make a difference to the struggling families in his community. But the smell of power leads to back-room corruption, lies, and betrayal. Stark surrounds himself with smart, well-connected people, including journalist (and narrator) Jack Burden (Jude Law), right-hand man Tiny Duffy (James Gandolfini), and doctor Adam Stanton (Mark Ruffalo), using them as both willing and unwilling players in his march to the top. The all-star cast also includes Kate Winslet as Stanton's sister and a former love of Burden's, Anthony Hopkins as a compromised judge, and Jackie Earle Haley as a Stark thug. The film is gorgeously shot by Pawel Edelman, with an emotional soundtrack by James Horner and period music supervised by T Bone Burnett (O BROTHER, WHERE ART THOU?). Interestingly, Zaillian chose not to watch the original film, basing his screenplay solely on the novel. The remake was the brainchild of former Bill Clinton adviser James Carville, who is one of the executive producers of this stirring political film.

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UPC0043396114364
eBay Product ID (ePID)56389907

Product Key Features

ActorSean Penn, Jude Law
RatingPG-13
Movie/TV TitleAll the King's Men
DirectorSteven Zallian
FormatDVD
Release Year2006
GenreDrama

Additional Product Features

Number of Discs1
Country/Region of ManufactureUSA
Leading RoleJude Law, SEAN Penn
Film CountryUSA
Release Date20061219

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  • Excellent

    Sean Pen and Jude Law at their best, A must see for any fan of Mr. Penn and Law's. A movie you really have to watch and listen to, I like the era of movie and the politics of the that time, and how little it's changed..

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  • Here's to the Little Man

    A good film about the little man of the town making it into politics and being real with the people.

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  • OKAY but not great

    One of those you have to pay attention. Little hard to follow. Just okay.

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  • relatable to todays politics

    excellent video all a list actors

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  • worth watching.

    this is a very good movie, alot of good acting.

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  • Watching it once was enough. Wouldn't watch it again.

    The product was in perfect conditions. The movie itself was not entertaining because the characters were not likeable at all.

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  • A very interesting story of power and gr...

    A very interesting story of power and greed.

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  • DVD IS SCRATCHED

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  • Great movie.

    Great movie

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  • Great movie

    Great movie

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