Overview:
A man of humble beginnings and honest intentions rises to power by nefarious means. Along for the wild ride are an earnest reporter, a heretofore classy society girl, and a too-clever-for-her-own-good political flack.| Status: | Released (1949-11-16) |
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| Awards: | Won 3 Oscars. 16 wins & 10 nominations total |
| Screen: | Robert Penn Warren, Robert Rossen |
| Productions: | Columbia Pictures |
| Production Countries: | United States of America |
| Spoken Languages: | English |
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Casts
- 14502: John Ireland - Jack Burden
- 85895: Broderick Crawford - Willie Stark
- 30296: Joanne Dru - Anne Stanton
- 39608: John Derek - Tom Stark
- 18737: Mercedes McCambridge - Sadie Burke
- 82676: Shepperd Strudwick - Adam Stanton
- 83801: Ralph Dumke - Tiny Duffy
Crews
- 14875: Robert Rossen - Director - Directing
- 14875: Robert Rossen - Screenplay - Writing
- 14875: Robert Rossen - Producer - Production
- 135166: Louis Gruenberg - Original Music Composer - Sound
- 6452: Burnett Guffey - Director of Photography - Camera
- 117774: Al Clark - Editor - Editing
- 958566: Sturges Carne - Art Direction - Art
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Reviews
John Chard
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Honesty, integrity, corruption and murder! Willie Stark is an upstanding pillar of the community, when he is coaxed into standing in the local election he gets a thirst for politics. As he progresses through the political ranks he loses sight of the very things that he first stoo ....
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There's something of the "Animal Farm" to this powerful critique of the democratic process. Sick fed up with vested interests and corruption, "Stark" (Broderick Crawford) decides to fight the good fight against the establishment. Allied with only the steadfast "Sadie" (Mercedes McCam ....
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