In the 50’s, in Louisiana, the smart populist, manipulative and wolf hick Willie Stark is elected governor with the support of the lower social classes. He joins a team composed of his bodyguard and friend Sugar Boy; the journalist from an aristocratic family Jack Burden; the lobbyist Tiny Duffy; and his mistress Sadie Burke, to face the opposition of the upper classes. When the influent Judge Irwin supports a group of politicians in their request of impeachment, Stark assigns Jack to find some dirtiness along the life of Irwin, leading to a tragedy in the end.
Release Date: 22 September 2006Runtime: 128 min
Stars:
- Anthony Hopkins
- Frederic Forrest
- Jackie Earle Haley
- James Gandolfini
- Jude Law
- Kate Winslet
- Kathy Baker
- Kevin Dunn
- Mark Ruffalo
- Patricia Clarkson
- Paul Desmond
- Sean Penn
- Talia Balsam
- Tom McCarthy
- Travis Champagne
Director: Steven Zaillian
