Based on the Robert Penn Warren novel. The life of populist Southerner Willie Stark, a political creature loosely based on Governor Huey Long of Louisiana.
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 join 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 politician in their request of impeachment, Stark assign Jack to find some dirtiness along the life of Irwin, leading to a tragedy in the end.

 like most American Southerner Willie Stark had stunned head boy was born in the farm , studying hard was born to become a lawyer in an election cashier Secretary , but he was just a government tool used to distribute the underlying vote , so that the incumbents continue to be elected , angry Stark from this began openly attacked the collusion between business and politicians .
Stark in support of public opinion, election of the governor , because the people seeking for underlying a lot of welfare , the plight of the people and social bill refers to the palm and the municipal authorities of corruption attack , although he voted , but winning hearts and minds . Full sense of justice reporter Jack Burton in the interview with Stark , but also deeply for their spirit moved, to become effective Stark 's right-hand man .
However, as in the political development , Stark has gradually lost its original pure and simple , into the corrupt officials that he had once turned up their noses , more and more ambitious in his comeback run for governor , but also to learn the official winning straight into the Albatron set . When do anything they want on the governor , he began to abuse of power by fraud , the side looks like salvation , side to threaten the privacy of all government and business for its own purposes . Masses are still being deceived by the White House to support its ambitions , seeing impeachment , legal constraints no longer the lawless Stark seems to generation Jianxiong ...