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All the King's Men

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All the King's Men

Not who you're looking for? Others named All the King's Men: 1946 novel by Robert Penn Warren · 1949 film by Robert Rossen · 2006 film by Steven Zaillian · 1999 television film directed by Julian Jarrold

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"All the King's Men" was an American television play broadcast in two parts by NBC on May 14 and 21, 1958, as part of the television series, Kraft Television Theatre. It was written by Don Mankiewicz based on the 1946 novel by Robert Penn Warren. Sidney Lumet was the director, and the cast was led by Neville Brand as Willie Stark and Maureen Stapleton as Sadie Burke. Plot Based on Robert Penn Warren's 1946 novel, the production depicts the political rise of Willie Stark as he becomes governor and runs for the U.S. Senate. Cast The cast included performances by: Neville Brand as Willie Stark Maureen Stapleton as Sadie Burke Fred J. Scollay as Jack Burden Nancy Marchand as Ann Richard Kiley Frank Conroy as The Judge Robert Emhardt William Prince Tim Hovey

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Notable quotes

“To get there you follow Highway 58, going northeast out of the city, and it is a good highway and new. Or was new, the day we went up it.”
— First Lines
“"Life is Motion toward Knowledge. If God is Complete Knowledge then He is Complete Non-Motion, which is Non-Life, which is Death. Therefore, if there is such a God of Fullness of Being, we would worship Death, the Father."”
— Said by Jack Burden
“Nothing fazed him, not insult or anger or violence or getting his face beat into a hamburger. He was a true businessman. He knew the value of everything.”
— Jack Burden speaking of Gummy Larson
“"It might have been all different, Jack."”
— The dying Willie Stark speaking to Jack Burden
“"Oh, I know he made mistakes," she said, and lifted up her chin as though facing something, "bad mistakes. Maybe he did bad things, like they say. But inside—in here, deep down—" and she laid her hand to her bosom—"he was a great man."”
— Lucy Stark speaking of the now deceased Willie Stark

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Not who you're looking for? Others named All the King's Men: 1946 novel by Robert Penn Warren · 1949 film by Robert Rossen · 2006 film by Steven Zaillian · 1999 television film directed by Julian Jarrold

Overview

"All the King's Men" was an American television play broadcast in two parts by NBC on May 14 and 21, 1958, as part of the television series, Kraft Television Theatre. It was written by Don Mankiewicz based on the 1946 novel by Robert Penn Warren. Sidney Lumet was the director, and the cast was led by Neville Brand as Willie Stark and Maureen Stapleton as Sadie Burke. Plot Based on Robert Penn Warren's 1946 novel, the production depicts the political rise of Willie Stark as he becomes governor and runs for the U.S. Senate. Cast The cast included performances by: Neville Brand as Willie Stark Maureen Stapleton as Sadie Burke Fred J. Scollay as Jack Burden Nancy Marchand as Ann Richard Kiley Frank Conroy as The Judge Robert Emhardt William Prince Tim Hovey

From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Notable quotes

“To get there you follow Highway 58, going northeast out of the city, and it is a good highway and new. Or was new, the day we went up it.”
— First Lines
“"Life is Motion toward Knowledge. If God is Complete Knowledge then He is Complete Non-Motion, which is Non-Life, which is Death. Therefore, if there is such a God of Fullness of Being, we would worship Death, the Father."”
— Said by Jack Burden
“Nothing fazed him, not insult or anger or violence or getting his face beat into a hamburger. He was a true businessman. He knew the value of everything.”
— Jack Burden speaking of Gummy Larson
“"It might have been all different, Jack."”
— The dying Willie Stark speaking to Jack Burden
“"Oh, I know he made mistakes," she said, and lifted up her chin as though facing something, "bad mistakes. Maybe he did bad things, like they say. But inside—in here, deep down—" and she laid her hand to her bosom—"he was a great man."”
— Lucy Stark speaking of the now deceased Willie Stark

Quotes via Wikiquote (CC BY-SA), each with its original source.