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The Man

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A U.S. senator (James Earl Jones) runs the White House because the president, vice president and speaker of the house cannot.

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Dennis Harvey 48 Hills 10/08/2024
Burgess Meredith and Barbara Rush steal scenes whole simply by getting to express some/any ugly underside to the nation's power hierarchies. Go to Full Review David Elliott Chicago Daily News 10/03/2023
The film has only a bland, interior decorator's regard for the presidency, combined with the tackiest sort of plot-turning by Rod Serling. Go to Full Review Maureen Koch Los Angeles Free Press 01/06/2020
Classic TV stuff whose glittering banalities are only magnified on the wide screen. Go to Full Review Robert Sullivan Los Angeles Free Press 01/06/2020
The Man lacks the documentary realism of a film like The Candidate, but, in its way, the political insights it has to offer are equally as profound. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Steve D 03/18/2023 I was blown away by how well this handled its issues. Jones knocks it out of the park. See more Read all reviews
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Joseph Sargent

Director

James Earl Jones

Douglass Dilman

Martin Balsam

Jim Talley

Burgess Meredith

Senator Watson

Lew Ayres

Noah Calvin

William Windom

Arthur Eaton
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Movie Info

Synopsis A U.S. senator (James Earl Jones) runs the White House because the president, vice president and speaker of the house cannot.
Director
Joseph Sargent
Producer
Lee Rich
Rating
G
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 33m