All the King's Men
by Robert Penn Warrenliterary work· published 1946
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The story is about Willie Stark, a slick politician of humble birth, who was based on real-life Huey Long, a Louisiana governor, but the real main character is Jack Burden, a reporter who serves to narrate the story and Stark's rise to power.
Adaptations (3)
All the King's Men has been adapted into 3 films, from 1950 to 2006.
All the King's Men1971 · film · 198 min · IMDb ↗IMDb7.7Soviet TV adaptation of the eponymous novel by Robert Penn Warren. Life and career of a fictitious Governor Willie Stark, played by Georgi Zhzhyonov, is a loose portrayal of Governor Hue Long of Louisiana, who was in fact murdered by the gun shot in 1935. Stark and his entourage are shown as part of ruthless political machinery and power struggle in the USA.
All the King's Men2006 · film · 128 min · dir. Steven Zaillian · IMDb ↗IMDb6.137MetacriticThe story of an idealist's rise to power in the world of Louisiana politics and the corruption that leads to his ultimate downfall. Based on the 1946 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel written by Robert Penn Warren, loosely based on the story of real-life politician Huey Long.
