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It sits within the topics 1960s political drama films, 1964 American films and 1964 drama films.
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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
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- 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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Categories
1960s political drama films1964 American films1964 drama films1964 English-language films1964 filmsAmerican black-and-white filmsAmerican films based on playsAmerican political drama filmsEnglish-language political drama filmsFilms about electionsFilms about fictional presidents of the United StatesFilms based on works by Gore VidalFilms directed by Franklin J. SchaffnerFilms produced by Lawrence TurmanFilms scored by Mort LindseyFilms set in 1964Films set in Los AngelesFilms with screenplays by Gore VidalTemplate film date with 1 release dateUnited Artists filmsUnited States presidential nominating conventions in fiction