Movie Description
The Man
(1972)Overview
When the President and Speaker of the House are killed in a building collapse, and the Vice-President declines the office due to age and ill-health, Senate President pro tempore Douglas Dilman (James Earl Jones) suddenly becomes the first black man to occupy the Oval Office. The events from that day to the next election when he must decide if he will actually run challenge his skills as a politician and leader.
Featured Crew
- Director : Joseph Sargent
- Producer : Lee Rich
- Editor : George Jay Nicholson
- Cast : James Earl Jones,Martin Balsam,Burgess Meredith,Lew Ayres,William Windom,Barbara Rush,Georg Stanford Brown,Janet MacLachlan,Martin E. Brooks,Simon Scott,Patric Knowles,Robert DoQui,Anne Seymour,Jack Benny,Edward Faulkner,Gilbert Green,Lew Brown,Philip Bourneuf,Reginald Fenderson,Elizabeth Ross,Barry Russo,Garry Walberg,Ted Hartley,Charles Lampkin,Lawrence Cook,Vince Howard,Leonard Stone,Howard K. Smith,Bill Lawrence
Cast
Douglass Dilman
Jim Talley
Senator Watson
Noah Calvin
Arthur Eaton
Kay Eaton
Robert Wheeler
Wanda
Wheeler's Lawyer
Hugh Gaynor
South African Consul
Webson
Ma Blore
Jack Benny
Secret Service Man
Congressman Hand
Gilbert
Chief Justice Williams
Reverend Otis Waldren
Mrs. Smelker
Haley
Pierce
Press Secretary
Congressman Walding
Congressman Steller
Congressman Eckworth
Congressman Parmel
Howard K. Smith
Self
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Facts
Original TitleThe Man
Status Released
Release Information
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1972-07-19
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 01h 33m
Production CompaniesParamount Pictures,ABC Circle Films,Lorimar Motion Pictures
Genres
- Drama
