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Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: Blu-ray
EAN: 0043396173811
Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, Subtitled, Widescreen
Label: Sony Pictures
Manufacturer: Sony Pictures
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Sony Pictures
Region Code: 1
Release Date: December 19, 2006
Running Time: 128 minutes
Sales Rank: 57941
Studio: Sony Pictures
Theatrical Release Date: September 22, 2006
Editorial Review:
Product Description:
Sean Penn, Jude Law, Kate Winslet, and Anthony Hopkins star in this riveting story of a humble man’s rise to political power and the destructive force of corruption and betrayal that would ultimately unravel his soul, based on Robert Penn Warren’s 1946 classic Pulitzer Prize-winning novel. Also starring James Gandolfini, Mark Ruffalo and Patricia Clarkson.
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Sean Penn, Jude Law, Kate Winslet, and Anthony Hopkins star in this riveting story of a humble man’s rise to political power and the destructive force of corruption and betrayal that would ultimately unravel his soul, based on Robert Penn Warren’s 1946 classic Pulitzer Prize-winning novel. Also starring James Gandolfini, Mark Ruffalo and Patricia Clarkson.
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Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - All the King's Men
Excellent evocation of Louisiana in an earlier era. The cinematography captures the sultry climate of the weather and the politics. Loosely based on historical fact. Some scenes shot in the state capitol and the governor's office, with interesting views of the countryside. A little confusing about the extent to which Willie Stark trades his populist beliefs for greed. A DVD worth owning.
Rating: - The Penn Is Mightier Than The Bored
Judgment is frequently tainted by expectation, and clearly, high expectations caused many viewers to mug this splendid movie, or simply miss what makes it great. The problem, of course, is the iconic nature of the source material. The life of Huey "Kingfish" Long, Governor of Louisiana and radical populist, (to say nothing of power-mad, corrupt manipulator), provides its foundation. Long was real Americana, a self-described "hick" that rose to power by speaking for the disenfranchised. The Robert ... Read More
Rating: - Two Hours Too Short
If you have not read the book, you could be excused for being terribly confused about plot, character motivation, and the need for side commentary. Jack's relationship with the Stantons (Adam and Anne)and their eventual relationship with Stark is hopelessly botched. It is as if these crucial characters were thrown in for atmosphere. The film captures none of the depth or emotional energy of the book. I just can't believe that Sadie Burke could be this miscast. Everything about this character is wrong. ... Read More
Rating: - An all-too-real mirror held up to American politics
This is a tragically underrated film; the one significant deficiency is the changing time frame, advancing the narrative twenty years past Hughie Long's era and into the period of McCarthyism. To fully appreciate this movie, the viewer might first read R. Penn Warren's pulitizer prize novel. Warren always struggled with plot lines--and perhaps this version ties all the stray threads together a little too neatly. The point, however, is that all the plot changes work both dramatically and thematically--they're ... Read More
Rating:  - Use subtitles and you'll be happy
Considering that half the dialogue is unintelligible use the English subtitles option and view this as a foreign film (I'm not joking). Southern accents aren't usually too difficult to understand if you are from elsewhere however the actors are either from England or Brooklyn and I'll bet even Southerners can't understand them. Give it a try and you'll see that the movie becomes a lot more enjoyable.
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