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05/04/1964 Drama 1h 42m
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Does The Best Man Always Get To The White House?

Overview

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.

  1. Franklin J. Schaffner

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Henry Fonda

    William Russell

  2. Cliff Robertson

    Joe Cantwell

  3. Edie Adams

    Mabel Cantwell

  4. Margaret Leighton

    Alice Russell

  5. Shelley Berman

    Sheldon Bascomb

  6. Lee Tracy

    President Art Hockstader

  7. Ann Sothern

    Sue Ellen Gamadge

  8. Gene Raymond

    Don Cantwell

  9. Kevin McCarthy

    Dick Jensen

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2022-04-04
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 former tries to avoid the whole process becoming mired in personal issues (and back-stabbing). Like so many films that depict American political process, it presents a scenario in which it's rarely the best man who wins and the so-called "Land of the Free" proves anything but! Neither of these candidates...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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