Advise & Consent
1962 · Movie · 139 min. · United States
Robert Leffingwell is the president's candidate for Secretary of State. Prior to his approval, he must first go through a Senate investigation to determine if he's qualified. Leading the Senate committee is idealistic Senator Brig Anderson, who soon finds himself unprepared for the political dirt that's revealed, including Leffingwell's past affiliations with a Communist organization and blackmail about a skeleton in his own closet.
Direction Otto Preminger
Cast Walter Pidgeon · Don Murray · Charles Laughton · Henry Fonda · Franchot Tone · Inga Swenson · Peter Lawford · Burgess Meredith · Lew Ayres · Gene Tierney · Paul Ford · George Grizzard · Edward Andrews · Paul McGrath · Will Geer · Betty White
Soundtrack Jerry Fielding
Screenplay Wendell Mayes · Allen Drury
Cinematography Sam Leavitt
Original title Advise & Consent
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