1964·Drama·1h 42m
7.1
★
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.
Directed by Franklin J. Schaffner
election campaign
presidential election
politics
based on play or musical
los angeles, california
corrupt politician
ex-president
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Cast
Henry Fonda
William Russell
Cliff Robertson
Joe Cantwell
Edie Adams
Mabel Cantwell
Margaret Leighton
Alice Russell
Shelley Berman
Sheldon Bascomb
Lee Tracy
President Art Hockstader
Ann Sothern
Sue Ellen Gamadge
Gene Raymond
Don Cantwell
Kevin McCarthy
Dick Jensen
Mahalia Jackson
Mahalia Jackson
Howard K. Smith
Howard K. Smith
Richard Arlen
Sen. Oscar Anderson
Crew
Franklin J. Schaffner
Director
Gore Vidal
Screenplay
Mort Lindsey
Original Music Composer
Haskell Wexler
Director of Photography
Lawrence Turman
Producer
Lynn Stalmaster
Casting Director
Richard Mansfield
Set Decoration
Dorothy Jeakins
Costume Supervisor
Hal Ashby
Editorial Consultant
Tom Mankiewicz
Production Executive
Lawrence Turman
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Popular Reviews
12 reviews
CJ
7.0★ · 04/12/25
It’s crazy how the guy with 11 rings doesn’t win the nomination
It’s crazy how the guy with 11 rings doesn’t win the nomination
Bon
8.0★ · 11/30/24
When it comes to politics and politicians I call it poliTRICKS
Really strong finale
Really strong finale
When it comes to politics and politicians I call it poliTRICKS
Really strong finale
Really strong finale
Leslie
9.0★ · 11/05/24
This is how my friend and I spent election night when the polls got too stressful. Also, love knowing that even in the goddamn 60s, it all rested upon Pennsylvania.
This is how my friend and I spent election night when the polls got too stressful. Also, love knowing that even in the goddamn 60s, it all rested upon Pennsylvania.
Leslie
9.8★ · 11/05/24
This is how my friend and I spent election night when the polls got too stressful. Also, love knowing that even in the goddamn 60s, it all rested upon Pennsylvania.
This is how my friend and I spent election night when the polls got too stressful. Also, love knowing that even in the goddamn 60s, it all rested upon Pennsylvania.
Erik Olsson
9.0★ · 10/05/24
A hidden gem of political drama written by Gore Vidal, focusing on a brokered political party convention and the backroom conflict between two candidates played wonderfully by Henry Fonda and Cliff Robertson. If you're interested in politics, this is definitely one of the best movies out there about it. Someone really needs to do a Blu-ray of this, because even the copy in the TCM airing from last night is DVD quality. Really deserves to be seen.
A hidden gem of political drama written by Gore Vidal, focusing on a brokered political party convention and the backroom conflict between two candidates played wonderfully by Henry Fonda and Cliff Robertson. If you're interested in politics, this is definitely one of the best movies out there about it. Someone really needs to do a Blu-ray of this, because even the copy in the TCM airing from last night is DVD quality. Really deserves to be seen.