The Best Man
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1964
1h 42m
NR
English
Drama
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The other party is in disarray. Five men vie for the party nomination for president. No one has a majority as the first ballot closes and the front-runners begin to decide how badly they want the job.
The Best Man
The other party is in disarray. Five men vie for the party nomination for president. No one has a majority as the first ballot closes and the front-runners begin to decide how badly they want the job.
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Cast
William Russell
Joe Cantwell
Mabel Cantwell
Alice Russell
Sheldon Bascomb
President Art Hockstader
Sue Ellen Gamadge
Don Cantwell
Dick Jensen
Mahalia Jackson
Howard K. Smith
Gov. T.T. Claypoole
Sen. Oscar Anderson
Mrs. Claypoole (scenes deleted)
Speechwriter
Tom
Janet (as Anne Newman)
Mrs. Merwin
Sen. Lazarus
Zealot
Gov. John Merwin
Mrs. Anderson
Cleaning Woman (as Blossom Rock)
Bill Stout
Chairman
Directed By: Franklin J. Schaffner
Written By: Gore Vidal (Story)
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CinemaSerf
3 years ago
As the presidential nomination process comes to it's chaotic climax, the two leading candidates are deadlocked. The more principled "Russell" (Henry Fonda) and the more savvy "Cantwell" (Cliff Robertson) are trying to get the approval of the former president "Hockstader" (Lee Tracy) whilst the forme More
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