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1 The Novel

The novel won the Pulitzer Prize in 1947 and is acknowledged to be one of the best American political novels of all time. It portrays the life of ambitious, unscrupulous and populist politician Willie Stark as told by Jack Burden, who works for Willie. There is a striking similarity between Stark and the real-life politico Huey P. Long. The novel is important not only for its fascinating depiction of the rise and corruption of Stark, however, but also for the portrayal of the cynical Burden.

The title comes from the English nursery rhyme Humpty Dumpty.

2 Move versions

All the King's Men is also a film based on Warren's novel. Released in 1949, the film won Oscars that year for

• Best Picture - Robert Rossen, producer
• Best Actor - Broderick Crawford as Willie Stark
• Best Supporting Actress - Mercedes McCambridge as Sadie Burke

It was also nominated for

• Best Supporting ActorThe Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor is one of the awards given to people working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences; nominations are made by Academy members who are actors and actresses. The winners a - John Ireland as Jack Burden
• Best DirectorThe Academy Award for Directing is one of the awards given to people working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences; the awards are voted on by other people within the industry. As is the customary practice in Wi - Robert Rossen
• Best Film EditingThe Academy Award for Film Editing was first given for films issued in 1934. 1930s 1934 Eskimo Conrad A. Nervig Cleopatra Anne Bauchens One Night of Love Gene Milford 1935 A Midsummer Night's Dream Ralph Dawson David Copperfield Robert J. Kern The Informe - Al Clark and Robert Parrish
• Best Writing, ScreenplayThe Academy Award for Writing Adapted Screenplay is one of the Academy Awards, the most prominent film awards in the United States. It is awarded each year to the writer of a screenplay adapted from another source (usually a novel or play). See also the A - Robert Rossen

In 20012001 is a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar), and also: The International Year of the Volunteer The United Nations Year of Dialogue Among Civilizations Events January January 1 A black monolith measuring approximately nine feet tall ap the United States Library of CongressThe Library of Congress the unofficial national library of the United States, is one of the most important libraries in the world. Originally founded as a research library for the United States Congress April 24th 1800, its original collection were the bo deemed the film "culturally significant" and selected it for preservation in the National Film RegistryThe National Film Registry is the registry of films selected by the United States National Film Preservation Board for preservation in the Library of Congress. The board, established by the National Film Preservation Act of 1988, was reauthorized in 1992.

A remakeIn cinema, a remake is a work that has the same story, and often the same title, as a work that was made earlier. In the history of cinema, remakes have generally been considered inferior to the earlier versions by film critics and cinema-goers alike, but of the 1949 film is currently in pre-production (see All The King's Men (2005)).