Drama · United States of America · 1962 · 2h 19m

Advise & Consent

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Director
Otto Preminger
Cast
Henry Fonda as Robert Leffingwell Charles Laughton as Senator Seabright Cooley Don Murray as Senator Brigham Anderson Walter Pidgeon as Senate Majority Leader Peter Lawford as Senator Lafe Smith Gene Tierney as Dolly Harrison
Crew
Sam Leavitt — Director of Photography Louis R. Loeffler — Editor Jerry Fielding — Original Music Composer Wendell Mayes — Screenplay Allen Drury — Novel Otto Preminger — Producer
Tagline

Are the men and women of Washington really like this?

Synopsis

Proposed by the President of the United States to fill the post of Secretary of State, Robert Leffingwell appears before a Senate committee, chaired by the idealistic Senator Brig Anderson, which must decide whether he is the right person for the job.

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Mood & Themes
usa presidentwashington dc, usabased on novel or booksenatesenatorpoliticianbased on play or musicalanti-communismlgbtsenate hearingsecret pastusa politics
Key Collaborators
Otto Preminger Director Sam Leavitt Director of Photography Louis R. Loeffler Editor Jerry Fielding Original Music Composer Wendell Mayes Screenplay Allen Drury Novel Otto Preminger Producer Lyle R. Wheeler Production Design
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