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7.3The 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.
Released: 1964-04-05102 minDir: Franklin J. SchaffnerDrama
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Cast
- Henry Fonda as William Russell
- Cliff Robertson as Joe Cantwell
- Edie Adams as Mabel Cantwell
- Margaret Leighton as Alice Russell
- Shelley Berman as Sheldon Bascomb
- Lee Tracy as President Art Hockstader
Themes
- election campaign
- presidential election
- politics
- based on play or musical
- los angeles, california
- corrupt politician
- ex-president
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Franklin J. Schaffner
- Screenwriter
- Gore Vidal
- Cast member
- Colin Kenny
- Producer
- Lawrence Turman
- Production company
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- Cinematographer
- Haskell Wexler
- Narrative location
- Los Angeles
- Duration
- 102
- FilmAffinity ID
- 653529
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Image
- The Best Man (1964) trailer 1.jpg
Show 8 more facts
- publication date
- 1964-01-01
- title
- The Best Man
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
- color
- black-and-white
- production designer
- Lyle R. Wheeler
- distributed by
- Netflix
- costume designer
- Dorothy Jeakins
- review score
- 100%
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