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. 14 wins & 8 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
- 940683: Sam Nelson - Assistant Director - Directing
- 1056671: Emil Oster - First Assistant Camera - Camera
- 31207: Helen Hunt - Hairstylist - Costume & Make-Up
- 1703067: Frank Goodwin - Sound Engineer - Sound
- 34440: Louis Diage - Set Decoration - Art
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Reviews
John Chard
Review text:
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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