Robert Penn Warren Filmography

Occupation:: Screenwriter, Second Assistant Director, Book Author
Biography:: Distinguished American author Robert Penn Warren co-wrote the screenplay for the film adaptation of his political novel All the King's Men (1949). He has also had a couple of his other novels adapted to the screen including Band of Angels (1957). ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide...Read More

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Willie Stark

Crew: Book Author

Synopsis: This release captures a live performance of Willie Stark, an opera based on the Pulitzer Prize winning novel All the King's Men. The production stars Dennis Jesse as the title character, an ambitious populist candidate running for office. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide Read More

2008
All the King's Men

Crew: Book Author

Actors: Sean Penn, Jude Law, Kate Winslet, James Gandolfini, Mark Ruffalo

Synopsis: The legacy of a populist Southern politician whose lofty ambitions for the future leave him open to corruption and scandal is detailed as author Robert Penn Warren's thinly veiled portrait of Depression-era Louisiana governor Huey Long comes to the screen -- again -- this time courtesy of director Read More

9/22/06
Assault on Precinct 13

Crew: Carpenter

Actors: Ethan Hawke, Laurence Fishburne, Drea de Matteo, Brian Dennehy, John Leguizamo

Synopsis: This action-packed remake of the John Carpenter classic tells the tale of an under-manned Detroit police precinct on its last day of operation that finds itself under siege by a ruthless force that will not stop. This time, a notorious cop-killer and mobster Marion Bishop (Laurence Fishbourne) is Read More

1/19/05
Cruising

Crew: Second Assistant Director

Actors: Al Pacino, Paul Sorvino, Karen Allen, Richard Cox, Don Scardino

Synopsis: New York City detective Steve Burns Al Pacino receives orders from Captain Edelson Paul Sorvino to solve a series of brutal murders in the gay community. Steve scours the gay bars that caters to same-sex sadomasochism in a desperate attempt to solve the crime. As he infiltrates the scene, he Read More

1980
Ourselves & That Promise

Synopsis: Learn about the work of 4 artists/writers in this video documenting their feelings on their work and their environmental relationship. ~ All Movie Guide Read More

1977
Band of Angels

Crew: Book Author

Actors: Clark Gable, Yvonne De Carlo, Sidney Poitier, Efrem Zimbalist, Jr., Patric Knowles

Synopsis: Based on a novel by Robert Penn Warren, this Southern potboiler stars Yvonne DeCarlo as Amantha Starr, the daughter of a wealthy Louisiana plantation owner. When her father unexpectedly dies, Amantha discovers that her father was deep in debt and the family is penniless, and she is forced to drop Read More

1957
All the King's Men

Crew: Book Author, Screenwriter

Actors: Broderick Crawford, John Derek, Joanne Dru, John Ireland, Mercedes McCambridge

Synopsis: Based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Robert Penn Warren, All the King's Men is a roman à clef inspired by the career of Louisiana governor Huey Long. Broderick Crawford won an Academy Award for his portrayal of Willie Stark, a backwoods Southern lawyer who wins the hearts of his Read More

1949