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The Last Hurrah

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Based on the novel by Edwin O'Connor, this political drama focuses on Frank Skeffington (Spencer Tracy), an aging mayor who is embarking on his final campaign for reelection. Aided by his nephew, Adam Caulfield (Jeffrey Hunter), and savvy strategist John Gorman (Pat O'Brien), Skeffington faces considerable challenges as the political landscape that he knows slowly crumbles away, but, undaunted, he remains determined to stay in the game a bit longer.
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Lindsay Anderson Sight & Sound 03/18/2020
Ford has done all this once... But the poetry is gone. Go to Full Review
Mike Massie Gone With The Twins 08/23/2020
6/10
Full of eccentric characters, many of whom appear exaggerated but are likely quite abundant in the world of politics. Go to Full Review
Alberto Abuín Espinof 08/21/2019
The extreme sensitivity in these last moments of the movie is of an astonishing delicacy. [Full Review in Spanish] Go to Full Review
Christopher Lloyd The Film Yap 06/03/2019
4/5
A rare John Ford political drama in which Spencer Tracy shines as an over-the-hill pol who chases one more term as mayor. Go to Full Review
Matt Brunson Film Frenzy 04/23/2019
3.5/4
Terrific entertainment until it's stopped dead in its tracks by a painfully protracted finale. Go to Full Review
Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews 03/23/2012
B-
Enjoyable as crowd-pleasing nostalgia. Go to Full Review
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06/21/2021 Excellent film about politics! Spencer Tracy. See more 09/22/2019 One of the best movies ever. So classic, serious and funny all at the same time. Explains the changing face of politics in America over the generations. See more 06/26/2019 Quite a bit of Ford's later work has nostalgia as its theme; think Cheyenne Autumn and The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance. As with all of us who are aging, Ford too was aware of his own world dissipating before his eyes and he projected this into his films. The Last Hurrah is one more example and its a good one, fairly accurate in its portrayal of Old Time American politics, symbolized by Tracy's role, as it loses out to a more modern, sophisticated political sense of life. It IS sentimental but what movie built on nostalgia could be otherwise? Take it for what it is and enjoy. See more ed m 05/26/2019 Spencer Tracy! John Ford! See more 09/01/2013 El legendario director John Ford se aleja del western para incursionar en el mundo de la politica con un encantador y conmovedor relato que evoca al "Mr. Smith Goes To Washington" de Frank Capra. En "The Last Hurrah" Spencer Tracy encarna al alcalde Frank Skeffington, un hombre que todavia piensa en un politico como un hombre del pueblo cuyas decisiones deben ser medidas y jugadas. Jeffrey Hunter interpreta a su sobrino, un periodista que intenta conocer tanto a su familiar como al hombre publico. Esta es una cinta que como todas las de Ford, es protagonizada por hombres duros que nos susurran al oido. See more 09/01/2013 El legendario director John Ford se aleja del western para incursionar en el mundo de la politica con un encantador y conmovedor relato que evoca al "Mr. Smith Goes To Washington" de Frank Capra. En "The Last Hurrah" Spencer Tracy encarna al alcalde Frank Skeffington, un hombre que todavia piensa en un politico como un hombre del pueblo cuyas decisiones deben ser medidas y jugadas. Jeffrey Hunter interpreta a su sobrino, un periodista que intenta conocer tanto a su familiar como al hombre publico. Esta es una cinta que como todas las de Ford, es protagonizada por hombres duros que nos susurran al oido. See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis Based on the novel by Edwin O'Connor, this political drama focuses on Frank Skeffington (Spencer Tracy), an aging mayor who is embarking on his final campaign for reelection. Aided by his nephew, Adam Caulfield (Jeffrey Hunter), and savvy strategist John Gorman (Pat O'Brien), Skeffington faces considerable challenges as the political landscape that he knows slowly crumbles away, but, undaunted, he remains determined to stay in the game a bit longer.
Director
John Ford
Producer
John Ford
Screenwriter
Frank S. Nugent, Edwin O'Connor
Distributor
Columbia TriStar Home Video, Columbia Pictures
Production Co
Columbia Pictures Corporation
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Oct 24, 1958, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Oct 19, 2010
Runtime
2h 1m
Sound Mix
Mono
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