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All the King's Men

1949

IMDb

Robert Rossen

1949·Approved·United StatesUnited States
Award tierGold
DramaFilm-Noir

The rise and fall of a grass-roots rural politician who eventually becomes mired in the sort of political corruption he vehemently railed against on his way to the governor's mansion.

Cast

Broderick Crawford·Joanne Dru·John Ireland·John Derek

Producers

Robert Rossen

Languages

United KingdomEnglish

Major Awards

5 wins · 2 nominations

Wins (5)

Best Picture

Academy Awards, USA (1950)

Best Picture

New York Film Critics Circle Awards (1949)

Best Film

Best Director

Golden Globes, USA (1950)

Best Director

Robert Rossen

Best Screenplay

Writers Guild of America, USA (1950)

The Robert Meltzer Award (Screenplay Dealing Most Ably with Problems of the American Scene)

Robert Rossen

Best Actor

Academy Awards, USA (1950)

Best Actor in a Leading Role

Broderick Crawford

Nominations (2)

Festival Grand Prize

Venice Film Festival (1950)

Golden Lion

Robert Rossen

Best Director

Academy Awards, USA (1950)

Best Director

Robert Rossen