| Description |
1 videodisc (102 min.) : black and white ; 4 3/4 in. |
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| Series |
Metro Goldwyn Mayer limited edition collection.
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| System Details |
DVD; NTSC, region 1; Dolby Digital ; widescreen. |
| Cast |
Henry Fonda, Cliff Robertson, Edie Adams, Margaret Leighton, Shelley Berman, Lee Tracy, Ann Sothern, Gene Raymond, Kevin McCarthy. |
| Credits |
Director of photography, Haskell Wexler ; editor, Robert E. Swink ; music, Mort Lindsey. |
| Note |
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1964. |
| Audience |
Not rated. |
| Summary |
Story of two candidates for their party's presidential nomination. One is an intellectual with a sense of morality, the other an opportunist who would win at all costs. The deciding factor is the endorsement of the out-going president who thrives on political in-fighting and deplores indecision. |
| Awards |
Academy Award Nomination for Best Supporting Actor (Tracy). |
| Subject |
Presidents -- United States -- Election -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Presidential candidates -- United States -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Political campaigns -- United States -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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| Genre |
Feature films.
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DVD-Video discs.
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Political films.
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Feature films.
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Film adaptations.
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Fiction films.
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DVD-video discs.
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| Added Author |
Schaffner, Franklin J.
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Millar, Stuart, 1929-2006.
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Turman, Lawrence.
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Vidal, Gore, 1925-2012.
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Fonda, Henry, 1905-1982.
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Robertson, Cliff, 1923-2011.
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Adams, Edie, 1927-2008.
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Leighton, Margaret, 1922-1976.
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Berman, Shelley.
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Tracy, Lee, 1898-1968.
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Sothern, Ann, 1909-2001.
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Raymond, Gene.
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McCarthy, Kevin, 1914-2010.
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Wexler, Haskell.
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Lindsey, Mort, 1923-2012.
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United Artists (Firm)
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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
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Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc.
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| Added Title |
Gore Vidal's The best man |
| Standard No. |
883904219293 |
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883904219293 01 |
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885444296291 |
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