adaptation of Warren's eloquent novel". Joe Goldberg, film historian and former story editor for Paramount Pictures, wrote about the content of the plot and its noirish fatalistic conclusion, "The plot makes sense, the dialogue is memorable, the story arises from the passions and ideas of the characters. It deals with graft, corruption, love, drink and betrayal, and the subversion of idealism by power, and it might even make someone angry... The story moves toward its conclusion with the dark inevitability of film noir." Accolades In 2001, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". The Academy Film Archive preserved All the King's Men in 2000. , it is the last Best Picture winner to be based on a Pulitzer Prize-winning novel. Academy Awards 1949 All the King's Men received seven Academy Awards nominations, winning three. See also List of American films of 1949 All the King's Men (2006 film, directed by Steven Zaillian and also based on Warren's book) Politics in fiction References Notes Bibliography Silver, Alain and James Ursini (editors). Film Noir: Reader 2. All the King's Men film noir themes discussed in essay, "Violence and the Bitch Goddess" by Stephen Farber, pgs. 54-55 (1974). Proscenium Publishers, Inc., New York (July 2003). Second Limelight Edition. . External links All the King's Men information site and DVD review at DVD Beaver (includes images) All the President's Men essay by Daniel Eagan in America's Film Legacy: The Authoritative Guide to the Landmark Movies in the National Film Registry, A&C Black, 2010 , pages 428–429. Streaming audio All The King's Men on NBC University Theater: January 16, 1949 1949 films 1949 drama films American political drama films Best Drama Picture Golden Globe winners Best Picture Academy Award winners American black-and-white films Columbia Pictures films 1940s English-language films Film noir Films à clef Films about elections Films about politicians Films based on American novels Films directed by Robert Rossen Films featuring a Best Actor Academy Award-winning performance Films featuring a Best Drama Actor Golden Globe winning performance Films featuring a Best Supporting Actress Academy Award-winning performance Films featuring a Best Supporting Actress Golden Globe-winning performance Films whose director won the Best Director Golden Globe Films with screenplays by Robert Rossen United States National Film Registry films Huey Long 1940s American films