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Huey Long is an American documentary film on the life and career of the politician Huey Long. It was directed by Ken Burns, and produced by Ken Burns and Richard Kilberg in 1985. The film first aired on October 15, 1986.
Sep 28, 1985 · Huey Long: Directed by Ken Burns. With Huey Long, Russell Long, David McCullough, Jennings Randolph. Ken Burns' portrait of Louisiana governor/U.S. senator Huey Long.
Long’s spellbinding personality and political machine might have taken him to the White House had he not been assassinated in 1935. This finely crafted film by Ken Burns reveals a complex and...
He was a populist hero and a corrupt demagogue, hailed as a champion of the poor and reviled as a dictator. Louisiana’s Huey Long built his remarkable career as Governor and U.S. Senator on a platform of social reform and justice, all the while employing graft and corruption to get what he wanted.
The film narrates the rise to power and demise of the Governor Willie Stark (played by Sean Penn), taking his office in the American South. The fictional character is loosely based on the life of Louisiana governor Huey Long, in office between 1928 through 1932.
Nov 16, 2022 · Gore Vidal's favorite American politician, during his lifetime, was Huey Long from Louisiana, who also had perceived the one-party nature of U.S. politics.
Burns kicks it off brilliantly with two interviews: one of a poor Louisianan who says that nobody could have hated Huey, the governor who paved the roads of the state, slashed illiteracy, brought tens of thousands of children to school with free textbooks, and opened access to hospitals.
