| Description |
1 videodisc (approximately 109 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Series |
Columbia classics |
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Columbia classics.
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| System Details |
DVD, NTSC; full screen (1.33.:1) presentation; Dolby Digital mono. |
| Cast |
Broderick Crawford, Mercedes McCambridge, John Ireland, Joanne Dru, John Derek. |
| Credits |
Director of photography, Burnett Guffey ; editor, Al Clark ; music, Louis Gruenberg. |
| Note |
Based on the book by Robert Penn Warren. |
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DVD release of the 1949 motion picture by Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. |
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Special features include: digitally mastered audio & video; theatrical trailers; talent files; interactive menus; production notes; scene selections. |
| Summary |
A political demagogue governor of a Southern State believes that every man has his price and that the end justifies the means. The novel was loosely based on the life of Huey Pierce Long, governor of Louisiana and senator. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: not rated. |
| Awards |
Academy Awards, 1950: Best picture, best actor (Crawford), best supporting actress (McCambridge) |
| Language |
In English, French, Spanish, or Portuguese with optional subtitles in English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese, Korean, Thai; closed-captioned. |
| Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
| Subject |
Warren, Robert Penn, 1905-1989 -- Film adaptations.
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Political plays -- Louisiana.
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Political corruption -- Louisiana -- Drama.
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Governors -- Louisiana -- Drama.
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Reporters and reporting -- Louisiana -- Drama.
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Louisiana -- Politics and government -- 1865-1950 -- Drama.
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Gobernadores -- Louisiana -- Teatro.
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Louisiana -- Gobierno -- 1865-1950 -- Teatro.
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Louisiana -- Política -- 1865-1950 -- Teatro.
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Gobernadores -- Louisiana -- Biografía -- Teatro.
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| Genre/Form |
Feature films.
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Films for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Rossen, Robert, 1908-1966. Producer. Screenwriter. Director.
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Crawford, Broderick, 1911-1986. Actor.
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Ireland, John, 1914-1992. Actor.
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McCambridge, Mercedes. Actor.
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Derek, John, 1926-1998. Actor.
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Strudwick, Shepperd, 1907-1983. Actor.
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Gruenberg, Louis, 1884-1964. Composer.
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Warren, Robert Penn, 1905-1989.
All the king's men.
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Columbia Pictures Corporation.
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Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment (Firm)
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| ISBN |
0767827880 |
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9780767827881 |
| Standard No. |
043396058897 |
| Music No. |
05889 Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment |
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