It was written by Don Mankiewicz based on the 1946 novel by Robert Penn Warren.
Sidney Lumet was the director, and the cast was led by Neville Brand as Willie Stark and Maureen Stapleton as Sadie Burke.
Based on Robert Penn Warren's 1946 novel, the production depicts the political rise of Willie Stark as he becomes governor and runs for the U.S. Senate.
Stapleton and Neville Brand won the outstanding performance awards by an actress and actor at the 1958 Sylvania Television Awards.
[1][2] The production was also nominated as the outstanding telecast of 1958, losing out to Little Moon of Alban.