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The Best Man

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The Best Man
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1hr 44min
Genre:
Comedy
Release:
1964
Director:
Franklin J. Schaffner
Starring:
Henry Fonda, Cliff Robertson, Edie Adams  ...more
Synopsis: Gore Vidal adapted his biting and bitter political satire from his hit Broadway play. Franklin J. Schaffner directed and Haskell Wexler provided the sharp-edged cinematography. The story concerns the political back-biting and smear politics involved in a presidential election year scramble by potential presidential party nominees. Lee Tracy (in an Oscar-nominated performance and his final screen role) is Art Hockstader, a dying president who refuses to throw his support behind any of his party's ... Full Synopsis
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Richard Gilliam, AMG Review
The Best Man was writer Gore Vidal's liberal counterpoint to Allen Drury's conservative Advise and Consent. Both stories hinge on the potential for blackmail in the political arena, specifically in regard to homosexual relationships. Vidal's dialogue is sharp and insightful, and the film features superb performances from Henry Fonda, Lee Tracy, and Cliff Robertson. Director Franklin J. Schaffner carefully ... Full Review
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Henry Fonda
William Russell
Cliff Robertson
Joe Cantwell
Edie Adams
Mabel Cantwell
Margaret Leighton
Alice Russell
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