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All the king's men, Columbia Pictures presents in association with Relativity Media ; a Phoenix Pictures production ... [and others] ; produced by Ken Lemberger, Mike Medavoy, Arnold Messer, Steven Zaillian ; screenplay by Steven Zaillian ; directed by Steven Zaillian

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MPAA rating: PG-13; for an intense sequence of violence, sexual content, and partial nudity

All the king's men

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Columbia Pictures presents in association with Relativity Media ; a Phoenix Pictures production ... [and others] ; produced by Ken Lemberger, Mike Medavoy, Arnold Messer, Steven Zaillian ; screenplay by Steven Zaillian ; directed by Steven Zaillian

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Willie Stark is an uncorrupted small-town mayor in 1950s Louisiana. He gets picked by the political machine to run as a wild card candidate in the upcoming gubernatorial race. But, when Willie realizes that he is being manipulated, he veers off on his own to become the darling of the electorate's downtrodden and forgotten hicks. Covering the campaign for a local paper is Jack Burden, whose editorial pieces become so admiring of Willie that he's fired. But, when Stark wins, Burden hires onto the new governor's team as a personal aide. Once in office, Governor Stark antagonizes the state legislature, the oil companies, and the moneyed classes with his share-the-wealth promises to the sweaty masses. Legislators become so outraged that they start serious impeachment talk, a move supported by the admired and retired Judge Irwin, who also happens to be Jack's godfather

general

live action