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The Man (1972)

The Man (1972)

Drama

It took an accident to make this man President of the United States. What they do to him now won't be an accident.

Release Date: 1972, July 19
Directors: Joseph Sargent
Countries: United States of America
Production: Paramount Pictures, ABC Circle Films, ABC Circle Films, Lorimar Motion Pictures, Lorimar Motion Pictures
Cast: James Earl Jones, Martin Balsam, Burgess Meredith, Robert DoQui, Leonard Stone, Howard K. Smith, William Windom, Anne Seymour, Janet MacLachlan, Barbara Rush, Garry Walberg, Ted Hartley

Overview:

When the President and Speaker of the House are killed in a building collapse, and the Vice-President declines the office due to age and ill-health, Senate President pro tempore Douglas Dilman (James Earl Jones) suddenly becomes the first black man to occupy the Oval Office. The events from that day to the next election when he must decide if he will actually run challenge his skills as a politician and leader.

Keywords:

usa president senator