Based on Robert Penn Warren's 1946 Pulitzer Prize winning novel, All the King’s Men tells the story of an idealist's rise to power in the world of Louisiana politics and the corruption that leads to his ultimate downfall.

With a screenplay written by the film’s director Steven Zaillian, who received an Academy Award for his adaptation of Schindler’s List, All The King’s Men features an all-star cast including Academy Award winner Sean Penn (Mystic River), Jude Law (Closer), Kate Winslet (Finding Neverland), James Gandolfini (“The Sopranos”), Mark Ruffalo (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind), Patricia Clarkson (Pieces of April) and Academy Award winner Anthony Hopkins (Silence of the Lambs).

Directed by
Steven Zaillian

Cast
Sean Penn - Willie Stark
Jude Law - Jack Burden
Kate Winslet - Anne Stanton
Mark Ruffalo - Adam Stanton
Anthony Hopkins - Judge Irwin
Patricia Clarkson - Sadie Burke
James Gandolfini - Tiny Duffy
Kathy Baker - Mrs Burden
Jackie Earle Haley - Sugar Boy
Kevin Dunn - Alex
Tom McCarthy - Editor

Production Co.
VIP Medienfonds Film & Entertainment (VIP Media Funds)
Phoenix Pictures

Produced by
James Carville
Todd Phillips
Michael Hausman

Studio
Columbia Pictures

Writer
Steven Zaillian
Robert Penn Warren

Music
James Horner