All the King's Men (2006)

User Rating:

6.0/10   

Director:

Steven Zaillian

Writers (WGA):

Steven Zaillian (screenplay)
Robert Penn Warren (novel)

Release Date:

22 September 2006 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

Time brings all things to light.

Plot:

Based on the Robert Penn Warren novel. The life of populist Southerner Willie Stark, a political creature loosely based on Governor Huey Long of Louisiana.

Plot Keywords:

Governor | Louisiana | Politician | Mistress | Journalist

Cast

Sean Penn	...	Willie Stark
Jude Law	...	Jack Burden
Anthony Hopkins	...	Judge Irwin
Kate Winslet	...	Anne Stanton
Mark Ruffalo	...	Adam Stanton
Patricia Clarkson	...	Sadie Burke
James Gandolfini	...	Tiny Duffy
Jackie Earle Haley	...	Sugar Boy
Kathy Baker	...	Mrs. Burden
Talia Balsam	...	Lucy Stark
Travis Champagne	...	Tom Stark (as Travis M. Champagne)
Frederic Forrest	...	Willie's Father (as Frederic F. Forrest)
Paul Desmond	...	Slade
Kevin Dunn	...	Alex
Thomas McCarthy	...	Editor (as Tom McCarthy)
Glenn Morshower	...	Commissioner
Jay Patterson	...	Senator
Michael Cavanaugh	...	Mr. Peyton
Caroline Lagerfelt	...	Mrs. Peyton
Valerie Stodghill	...	Miss DuMonde
Nicole Bobek	...	Ice Skater
Tom Aldredge	...	Carruthers' Banker
Lenka Peterson	...	Savannah Clerk
Eileen Ryan	...	Lily Littlepaugh
Gary Grubbs	...	Sheriff
General Hunt Downer	...	Senate Leader (as Hunt Downer)
T.J. Falterman	...	Tom Stark at Age 11
Luke Morris	...	Jack at Age 10
Caroline Renee Christmann	...	Anne at Age 9
Montgomery John	...	Adam at Age 11 (as David Montgomery John)
Bruce Heinrich	...	Mr. Burden
Jordan Rhodes	...	MacMurphy
Charlie Newell	...	Reporter (as Charles Newell)
Joe Knezevich	...	Photographer 1
Marcus Hester	...	Photographer 2
Leila Bazzani	...	Burlesque Dancer
Keb' Mo'	...	Slade's Guitarist
Luis Campos	...	Snake Oil Salesman
Ralph E. Carroll Jr.	...	Priest
Benjamin C. Clement	...	River Power Clerk
Marlon Horton	...	Houseman
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Brett Beoubay	...	Reporter / Cameraman (uncredited)
Joshua Davis	...	Jack - age 4 (uncredited)
Louis Dupuy	...	Senator (uncredited)
Andy Evans	...	Reporter (uncredited)
Connor Fox	...	Tennis boy (uncredited)
Melissa S. Harris	...	Park Patron (uncredited)
Kevin Lorio	...	Funeral Mourner / Speech Spectator (uncredited)
Douglas McKnight	...	Governor Aide at Football Field (uncredited)
Gary Michael Smith	...	Teacher (uncredited)
Michael Wozniak	...	Slade's customer (uncredited)

Directed by
Steven Zaillian

Writing credits (WGA)
Steven Zaillian		(screenplay)
Robert Penn Warren		(novel)

Produced by
Scott Budnick	....	associate producer
James Carville	....	executive producer
Andreas Grosch	....	executive producer (as Andy Grosch)
Michael Hausman	....	executive producer
Ryan Kavanaugh	....	executive producer
Ken Lemberger	....	producer
Mike Medavoy	....	producer
Arnold Messer	....	producer (as Arnold W. Messer)
Todd Phillips	....	executive producer
Andreas Schmid	....	executive producer
David Thwaites	....	executive producer
Steven Zaillian	....	producer

Original Music by
James Horner

Cinematography by
Pawel Edelman

Film Editing by
Wayne Wahrman

Casting by
Avy Kaufman

Production Design by
Patrizia von Brandenstein

Art Direction by
Gary Baugh

Set Decoration by
Tricia Schneider		(as Patricia Schneider)

Costume Design by
Marit Allen

Makeup Department
Coni Andress	....	hair stylist
Stacey Herbert	....	makeup artist
Michelle Johnson	....	key hair stylist
Kimberley Kirkpatrick	....	third makeup artist
Don Kozma	....	makeup artist: Mr. Penn (as Donald Kozma)
Tina LaSpina	....	additional makeup artist
Robin Mathews	....	makeup artist
Linda Melazzo	....	key makeup artist
Scott H. Reeder	....	assistant hair stylist
Marie-Ange Ripka	....	department head hair
Manlio Rocchetti	....	makeup department head
Linda Williams	....	hair stylist

Production Management
Kerstin Dyroff	....	production manager: VIP Medienfonds
Scott Ferguson	....	unit production manager
James R. Maceo	....	production supervisor
Samson Mucke	....	production supervisor: insert unit

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
G.A. Aguilar	....	second unit director
Stephen E. Hagen	....	second assistant director (as Stephen Hagen)
David McGiffert	....	first assistant director
Peter Thorell	....	additional second assistant director
Jimi Woods	....	second second assistant director

Art Department
Mark Bachman	....	graphic artist
James Brothers	....	property assistant
Matthew Cavaliero	....	assistant property master
Gary Cergol	....	graphic artist: post production
John B. Clarey III	....	foreman
Daniel Coe	....	foreman
Randall S. Coe	....	construction coordinator
James Dupuy	....	general foreman
Ellen Freund	....	property master
Jeff Garbacz	....	carpenter
Tommy Gilbert	....	set dresser
Marcus J.N.A. Gill	....	set dresser
Wylie Griffin	....	art department coordinator
Claire Hassig	....	sign painter
Ryan Heck	....	set designer
Frank Hendrick	....	set dresser
Michael Hendrick	....	set dresser
Christina Eunji Kim	....	art department assistant
Andree Lago	....	scenic gangboss
John Lavis	....	construction medic
Javier Marcheselli	....	additional assistant props
Molly Mikula	....	assistant art director
Garrik Palumbo	....	carpenter
Gordon Peck Jr.	....	signwriter
Adele Plauche	....	set designer
Joel Prihoda	....	leadperson
George Sanchez	....	labor
John Sanchez	....	on-set dresser
Stephen Siersema	....	scenic artist
Marcus Turchi	....	carpenter
Joe Walsh	....	set dresser
David Weathers	....	set dresser
Chad R. Davis	....	set dresser (uncredited)
Keith Wall	....	set dresser (uncredited)

Sound Department
Christopher S. Aud	....	sound effects editor
Gary C. Bourgeois	....	supervising sound mixer
Thom Brennan	....	foley editor
Michael J. Broomberg	....	foley artist
Stephanie Brown	....	assistant sound editor
Vincent Cirilli	....	ProTools engineer
David A. Cohen	....	dialogue editor (as Dave A. Cohen)
Mark DeSimone	....	adr mixer: New York
Terry Garcia	....	assistant sound editor
Kenneth Gilbert	....	adr recordist
Mark Goodermote	....	boom operator
Gary A. Hecker	....	foley artist
Scott Hecker	....	supervising sound editor (as Scott A. Hecker)
Chris Hogan	....	dialogue editor (as Christopher W. Hogan)
Drew Kunin	....	supervising sound mixer
Howard London	....	adr mixer
Eric A. Norris	....	sound effects editor
Brad North	....	sound effects editor
Greg Orloff	....	supervising sound mixer
Mark Pappas	....	foley editor
Michael Primmer	....	second boom operator
Joe Schiff	....	assistant sound editor
James Simcik	....	supervising adr editor
Frederick H. Stahly	....	dialogue editor
Greg Steele	....	adr mixer
David Werntz	....	sound effects editor
Aaron Zeller	....	sound utility
Greg Zimmerman	....	adr recordist
Deb Adair	....	sound re-recording mixer (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Lester Bern	....	special effects foreman (as Lester T. Bern)
Guy Clayton Jr.	....	special effects coordinator (as Guy Clayton)
G. Heath Hood	....	special effects technician

Visual Effects by
Billy Barnhart	....	I/O manager: Gray Matter FX
Billy Barnhart	....	digital compositor
Joseph Brattesani	....	compositor: Gray Matter FX (as Joey Brattesani)
Zac Chowdhury	....	digital artist
Zac Chowdhury	....	rotoscope artist: Gray Matter FX
Marisa Clayton	....	project manager: Modern Videofilm
Rick Cortes	....	Inferno artist: MVF
Stuart Cripps	....	digital compositor
Julia Croon	....	visual effects coordinator
Sean C. Cunningham	....	digital effects artist: Gray Matter Effects
Nancy Hyland	....	compositor
Mark Intravartolo	....	Inferno artist
Joni Jacobson	....	compositor: Gray Matter FX
Joni Jacobson	....	digital artist
Kenneth Littleton	....	digital compositor
Margaux Mackay	....	visual effects supervising producer
Gray Marshall	....	visual effects supervisor
Andrew Midgley	....	visual effects producer: Modern Videofilm
Jennifer Mizener	....	visual effects producer
Eroc Moralls	....	Inferno artist
Eroc Moralls	....	compositor: Modern Videofilm
Billy Orban	....	3D modeler: Modern Videofilm
Billy Orban	....	texture artist: Modern Videofilm
Robert Porter	....	assistant project manager: Modern Videofilm
Colleen Smith-Brattesani	....	compositor: Gray Matter FX (as Colleen Smith)
Wilson Tang	....	digital restoration
Messrob Torikian	....	3D tracker: Gray Matter FX

Stunts
G.A. Aguilar	....	stunt coordinator (as George Aguilar)
Chris Barnes	....	marine coordinator
Jill Brown	....	stunts
John Cenatiempo	....	stunt driver
Trace Cheramie	....	stunt safety
Bob Colletti	....	stunts
Tobiasz Daszkiewicz	....	stunt driver
Frank Ferrara	....	stunt double
James Fierro	....	stunt double
G. Heath Hood	....	stunt safety diver
Rick Le Fevour	....	stunt coordinator (as Rick LeFevour)
Tom Lowell	....	stunt double
Carl Paoli	....	stunt double: Mark Ruffalo
Steve Ritzi	....	stunt double: Sean Penn

Camera and Electrical Department
Sebastián Almeida	....	camera loader
Robert M. Andres	....	key grip
Alison Barton	....	grip
Angela Bellisio	....	assistant camera
Victor Brunette	....	video assist operator
Kenny Burke	....	best boy grip
Chip Carey	....	lamp operator
Andy Clapp	....	electrician
Andy Clapp	....	lamp operator
Jon Baronn Farmer	....	still photographer
Stanley Fernandez Jr.	....	first assistant camera
Morris Flam	....	gaffer
Matthew Gaumer	....	assistant camera
David Shane Guild	....	electrician
Kerry Hayes	....	still photographer
Tony Jenzano	....	video assist
Dan Kubicek	....	additional electrician
Charles Landers	....	first assistant camera
Clay Liversidge	....	best boy electric
Dave Lowry	....	rigging grip
Bruce MacCallum	....	camera operator: "a" camera
Scott Maher	....	rigging electrician
Louis Normandin	....	electrician
Louis Normandin	....	rigging electrician
Rocco Palmieri	....	rigging gaffer
John Panuccio	....	key rigging grip
Marek Rajca	....	camera operator: "a" camera
Gerard Sava	....	Steadicam operator
Gerard Sava	....	additional camera operator
Eric Schmidt	....	video assist operator
Scott Schrebinski	....	rigging grip
Lowell Schulman	....	rigging electric best boy
Tom Shinn	....	electrician
Kennith G. Smith	....	grip
David Taylor	....	rigging grip
Tonja Thomas	....	video assistant
Greg Travis	....	rigging electrician
Tom Weston	....	camera operator
Earl Woods	....	rigging electrician
Chris Lombardozzi	....	rigging electrician (uncredited)
Matthew McGinn	....	additional video assistant (uncredited)

Casting Department
Ruth Caffery	....	extras casting assistant
Marty Cherrix	....	location casting (as Marty Keener Cherrix)
Vanessa Curtis Block	....	casting assistant
Elizabeth Greenberg	....	casting associate
Barbara Harris	....	adr voice casting
Lauren Leach	....	extras casting assistant
Gavin Nassar	....	casting assistant
Gary Michael Smith	....	extras casting assistant
Wendy Talazac	....	extras casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Michael Adkins	....	costume supervisor
Wendy M. Craig	....	key set costumer
Sandi Figueroa	....	costumer: Mr. Penn and Mr. Law
Suzy Freeman	....	costumer
Linda Gardar	....	costumer
S. Aimee Helms	....	wardrobe production assistant
Joni M. Huth	....	costume shop supervisor
Joseph La Corte	....	costumer
Elizabeth Macaluso	....	set costumer
Marcia Patten	....	costume supervisor
Christopher Peterson	....	assistant costume designer
Noel Rideout	....	wardrobe production assistant
Barnaby Smith	....	costumer: Mr. Penn and Mr. Law
John H. Smith	....	set costumer
Hartsell Taylor	....	key set costumer
Ellen Ryba	....	assistant costume designer (uncredited)
Giselle Spence	....	seamstress (uncredited)

Editorial Department
Gordon Antell	....	assistant editor
Ron Barr	....	digital intermediate editor
Jill Bogdanowicz	....	digital film colorist
Marisa Clayton	....	post-production Coordinator: Modern VideoFilm
Jason Fabbro	....	video colorist
Mo Henry	....	negative cutter
Laraine Moniz	....	post-production assistant
Julia Nessling-Douglas	....	digital intermediate producer
Jason Ninness	....	post-production coordinator
Desireh Sedaghat	....	editorial production assistant
Alexis Seymour	....	assistant film editor
Bronwyn Waddington	....	first assistant editor
Lawrence Howard Williams	....	post digital media operator
Jim Passon	....	color timer (uncredited)
Mark Sahagun	....	digital intermediate editor (uncredited)
Everette Webber	....	digital intermediate editor (uncredited)

Music Department
Bob Badami	....	music consultant
Michael K. Bauer	....	music editor (as Michael Bauer)
Dick Bernstein	....	music editor
T-Bone Burnett	....	executive music producer (as T Bone Burnett)
Sandy DeCrescent	....	music contractor (as Sandy De Crescent)
Marc Gebauer	....	scoring technician
Tom Hardisty	....	score recordist
James Horner	....	conductor
James Horner	....	orchestrator
Jason Lloyd	....	scoring crew
Aaron Martin	....	music score programmer
Jennifer Nash	....	music editor
Simon Rhodes	....	music scoring mixer
Jay B. Richardson	....	music editor
Peter Rotter	....	orchestra contractor
Ann Savoy	....	associate music producer
Jay Selvester	....	scoring crew
Patrick Spain	....	assistant scoring engineer
Ian Underwood	....	synthesizer programmer
Sylvia Wells	....	music scoring supervisor
Ryan Johnson	....	assistant to composer (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Skip Barbay	....	fuel truck driver
Monte Emery	....	picture cars
Beau Holden	....	driver: James Gandolfini
Jerry Jackson	....	transportation coordinator
Brad Lips	....	wardrobe driver
Vicki Lybrand	....	transportation dispatcher

Other crew
Benjamin Adams	....	production accountant
Malcolm Adams	....	stand-in
Les Arceneaux	....	location assistant
Gloria Winship Ayon	....	animal trainer
Chris Barnes	....	marine coordinator
Matthew Barrabee	....	production assistant
Garrett Basch	....	assistant: Mr. Zaillian
James Bearb	....	stand-in
Bill Breaux	....	assistant to producers
Nicholas Brown	....	accounting clerk
Christopher Butte	....	set production assistant
Jason Calabro	....	production assistant
Reed Daigle	....	office production assistant
Frank Duffy	....	medical coordinator (as Frankie Lynch)
Frank Duffy	....	set medic (as Frankie Lynch)
Fletcher Elkington	....	production assistant
Andy Evans	....	photo double
Andy Evans	....	stand-in
Bridget Fenlason	....	stand-in
Kenny Gallagher	....	key second assistant accountant
Flax Glor	....	publicist
Jane Goldsmith	....	script supervisor
Sean Paul Hackett	....	development intern
Florian Harms	....	legal counsel: VIP
Susan Hegarty	....	dialect consultant: Kate Winslet
Danny Cosmo Higginbottom	....	water safety
Beau Holden	....	security: James Gandolfini
G. Heath Hood	....	marine coordinator (as Heath Hood)
Ben Jackson	....	assistant: Mr. Law
Ingrid Johanson	....	production coordinator
Kelly A. Jones	....	set production assistant
Amir Khan	....	production assistant
Liz Landers	....	key craft service
Kelly Lind	....	assistant: Mr. Penn
Judd Lormand	....	stand-in adam
Dixie Louviere	....	stand-in
Aaron Martin	....	synthesizer programmer
David Ross McCarty	....	location manager
Jessica Seifert McCarty	....	location coordinator
Virginia McCollam	....	location scout
Matt McLellan	....	assistant location manager
Isaac Meisenheimer	....	production assistant
Janet Melody	....	textile artist
Lauren E. Michon	....	stand-in
John A. Mmahat Jr.	....	assistant location manager
Tim Monich	....	dialect coach
Charlie Newell	....	stand-in
Jason Ninness	....	production coordinator: Los Angeles
Nathan Parker	....	production assistant
Matt Paull	....	key set production assistant
Paul Pawlowski	....	additional first assistant accountant
Paul Pawlowski	....	post-production accountant
Robb Porter	....	assistant project manager: Modern VideoFilm
Gwendalane Ramos	....	assistant accountant
Jennifer Ray	....	production assistant: insert unit
Chris Richard	....	production assistant
Jared Richard	....	location assistant
Bill Scharpf	....	marine safety
Eric Schmidt	....	photo double: "Sugarboy"
Eric Schmidt	....	production assistant
Eric Schmidt	....	stand-in: "Sugarboy"
Codie Scott	....	stand-in
Claudia Sendlbeck-Schickor	....	tax advisor: VIP
Catherine Shao	....	assistant: Mr. Hausman
Catherine Sibuma	....	production assistant
Thomas M. Smalley	....	production assistant
Tiffani L. Stephenson	....	production secretary
Sean Kevin Sweeney	....	production assistant
A. Rachel Tobias	....	production secretary
Karla Torres	....	production secretary: insert unit
Ashleigh Tucker	....	assistant production coordinator
Pamela Kay Tujague	....	photo double
Pamela Kay Tujague	....	stand-in: "Anne"
Ian Underwood	....	synthesizer programmer
Trish Vengoechea	....	payroll accountant
Mathew Vitale	....	cook
Troy Wagner	....	production assistant
Berit Wetzel	....	legal counsel: VIP
Georgianna Whitley	....	production assistant
Travis Quentin Young	....	adr voice
Aaron Merrell	....	production coordinator: Phoenix Pictures (uncredited)

Thanks
Kathleen Blanco	....	special thanks (as Governor Kathleen Babineaux Blanco)
Albert Maysles	....	special thanks
Ray Nagin	....	special thanks (as Mayor C. Ray Nagin)

Production Companies

• Columbia Pictures Corporation (presents)
• Relativity Media (in association with)
• Phoenix Pictures
• VIP 3 Medienfonds (as VIP Medienfonds 3A/4A)
• VIP 4 Medienfonds (as VIP Medienfonds 3A/4A)
• Rising Star (in association with)

Distributors

• Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) (2006) (worldwide) (all media)
• Sony Pictures Releasing (2006) (USA) (theatrical)
• Columbia Pictures (2006) (USA) (theatrical)
• Buena Vista International (2006) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• Columbia Pictures (2006) (Philippines) (theatrical)
• Columbia TriStar Films de Argentina (2006) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Falcon (2007) (Czech Republic) (theatrical)
• Gaumont/Columbia TriStar Films (2006) (France) (theatrical)
• Sony Pictures Entertainment (2007) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Sony Pictures Entertainment (2007) (Japan) (DVD)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2007) (Greece) (DVD)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2007) (Netherlands) (DVD) (Blu-Ray Disc)
• Sony Pictures Releasing (2007) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Sony Pictures Releasing (2006) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Universal Pictures Finland Oy (2007) (Finland) (DVD)

Special Effects

• Gray Matter FX (visual effects)
• Modern VideoFilm (additional visual effects)

Other Companies

• Atlantic Cine Equipment  
• CSC  camera equipment provided by
• Imaginary Forces  titles designed by
• Movie Movers  star trailers
• Movie Movers  transportation
• Panavision  cameras and lenses
• Scarlet Letters  end titles
• Sony Pictures Studios  post-production sound services
• Technicolor Digital Intermediates  digital intermediate
• Varèse Sarabande  soundtrack

Also Known As:

Das Spiel der Macht (Germany)
Les fous du roi (Canada: French title) (France) [fr]
Вся королевская рать (Russia) [ru]
A Grande Ilusão (Brazil) [pt]
All the King's Men (Japan) [ja]
Alla kungens män (Sweden) [sv]
Kaikki kuninkaan miehet (Finland) [fi]
O Caminho do Poder (Portugal) [pt]
Svi kraljevi ljudi (Croatia) [hr]
Todos los hombres del rey (Spain) (working title) [es]
Tutti gli uomini del re (Italy) [it]

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for an intense sequence of violence, sexual content and partial nudity.

Runtime:

128 min

Country:

Germany | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White | Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

SDDS | Dolby Digital | DTS

Certification:

Ireland:12A | Singapore:PG | USA:PG-13 (certificate #41471) | Philippines:PG-13 (MTRCB) | Germany:12 | Finland:K-11 | UK:12 | South Korea:15 | Australia:M | Brazil:16

Filming Locations:

Albania Plantation - 1842 LA 182 E., Jeanerette, Louisiana, USA

Company:

Columbia Pictures Corporation

Trivia:

On Ebert & Roeper, it was ranked as #1 on Worst Movies of 2006.

Goofs:

Continuity: At the end of the movie when Adam and Stark fall on the Great Seal, Stark is clearly in the center of the seal and Adam on the edge with his arm and leg crossing the outside border of the seal. As the last shot pulls away they are both fully on the seal and Adam's arm and leg aren't even touching the outside border.

Quotes:

[repeated line]
Willie Stark: Nail 'em up!

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: The Worst of 2006" (2007)

Soundtrack:

High and Lonesome

Toronto Film Festival: All The King's Men

Director Steven Zaillian presented Toronto with a (sort of) remake of 1949's ''All The King's Men''. Featuring Sean Penn, Jude Law, Kate Winslet, and much others, the movie is a political drama about an electing governor (Sean Penn) that becomes corrupted with his own power. Jude Law plays Jack Burden, a newspaper columnist.

Zaillian, however, seems to be the wrong man for this adaptation. Writer of marvelous movies, such as ''Schindler's List'' and ''Gangs of New York'', Zaillian makes this ''Men'' all wrong. The film is obnoxiously pointless and also features many miscasts. The dialogue is bad (surpisingly, Zaillian wrote the script himself) and there are scenes that are nothing but useless.

Sean Penn is the most outrageous miscast in the picture. His performance is filled with rage from the start. That would be a good thing if the movie's intention were to make the audience frightened right away. However, he was supposed to play a man that might sound fair and right at first, and then go all the way in corruption. However, Penn acts as if he were the devil himself. In several ways, he reminded me of Pacino in ''The Devils Advocate''. And this is the only situation where it is a bad thing.

The soundtrack is great, I enjoyed it a lot, and the movie has some good scenes. Jude Law and Kate Winslet are good in the roles given. Anthony Hopkins is great. And that is about it for the movie's ups.

It is shocking how a movie that had everything to be a major Oscar contender to fail so miserably. In fact, this is the authentically Oscar bait. A movie with a lot of fuzz, but no content.---5/10