France / May 08, 1962 / Cannes Film Festival
Are the men and women of Washington really like this?
2h 19min
Overall average
5.0/10
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Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Lew Ayres | The Vice President |
| Burgess Meredith | Herbert Gelman |
| Eddie Hodges | Johnny Leffingwell |
| Paul Ford | Senator Stanley Danta |
| George Grizzard | Senator Fred van Ackerman |
| Inga Swenson | Ellen Anderson |
| Frank Sinatra | Self (voice) |
| Edward Andrews | Senator Orrin Knox |
| Paul McGrath | Hardiman Fletcher |
| Will Geer | Senate Minority Leader |
| Betty White | Senator Bessie Adams |
| Tom Helmore | British Ambassador |
| Rene Paul | French Ambassador |
| Paul Stevens | Louis Newborn |
| Russ Brown | Night Watchman Mike |
| Malcolm Atterbury | Senator Tom August |
| Janet Jane Carty | Pidge Anderson |
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| Hilary Eaves | Lady Maudulayne |
| Michele Montau | Celestine Barre |
| J. Edward McKinley | Senator Powell Hanson |
| Bill Quinn | Senator Paul Hendershot |
| Tiki Santos | Senator Kanaho |
| Raoul De Leon | Senator Velez |
| Chet Stratton | Rev. Carney Birch |
| Larry Tucker | Manuel |
| Betty Murray | Senator Lafe Smith's Girlfriend |
| John Granger | Ray Shaff |
| Sid Gould | Bartender |
| Meyer Davis | Orchestra Conductor |
| Irv Kupcinet | Journalist #1 |
| Robert C. Wilson | Journalist #2 |
| Alan Emory | Journalist #3 |
| Jesse Stearns Buscher | Journalist #4 |
| Milton Berliner | Journalist #5 |
| Allan W. Cromley | Journalist #6 |
| William Knighton | WHCA President |
| Guy M. Gillette | Senator Harper |
| Henry Fountain Ashurst | Senator McCafferty |
| Raj Mallick | Indian Ambassador |
| Leon Alton | Senator (uncredited) |
| Walter Bacon | Senator (uncredited) |
| Joe Baird | Senator (uncredited) |
| Eddie Baker | Senator (uncredited) |
| Brandon Beach | Senator (uncredited) |
| Mario Cimino | Senator (uncredited) |
| Roger Clark | Senator (uncredited) |
| Paul Cristo | Senate Gallery Spectator (uncredited) |
| Harry Denny | Senator (uncredited) |
| George DeNormand | Senator (uncredited) |
| George Ford | Senator (uncredited) |
| Cay Forester | President's Secretary (uncredited) |
| Bobby Gilbert | Senator (uncredited) |
| Polly Guggenheim | Washington Socialite (uncredited) |
| Clive Halliday | Senator (uncredited) |
| Helen Hardin | Washington Socialite (uncredited) |
| Virgil Johansen | Senator (uncredited) |
| Kenner G. Kemp | Senate Chamber Reporter (uncredited) |
| Joseph La Cava | Senator (uncredited) |
| Evelyn Lincoln | Washington Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Al McGranary | Senator (uncredited) |
| William Meader | Senator (uncredited) |
| Harold Miller | Senate Official (uncredited) |
| Sol Murgi | Senator (uncredited) |
| Norman Papson | Gay Bar Patron (uncredited) |
| Charles Perry | Senate Gallery Spectator (uncredited) |
| Paul Power | Senator (uncredited) |
| Walter Reed | Senate Staff Clerk (uncredited) |
| Leoda Richards | Senator (uncredited) |
| Clark Ross | Senator (uncredited) |
| John Roy | Reporter (uncredited) |
| Carlisle Runge | Washington Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Dick Ryan | Senator (uncredited) |
| Jeffrey Sayre | Senate Staff Clerk (uncredited) |
| Louis Scheyven | Washington Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Bernard Sell | Senator (uncredited) |
| Stephen Soldi | Senate Gallery Spectator (uncredited) |
| Marion Lloyd Stearns White | Washington Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Hal Taggart | Senator (uncredited) |
| Wayne Tucker | Journalist (uncredited) |
| Harty Wadsworth | Washington Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Jerry Wadsworth | Washington Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Byron White | Washington Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Scoop Jackson | Drink Refuser (uncredited) |
Genres
Drama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Advise & Consent |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Otto Preminger Films |
| Official site | warnerbros.com |
| Release date | 6 giugno 1962 |
| Production | Otto Preminger |
| Writer | Wendell Mayes, Allen Drury, Ned Washington, Loring Mandel |
| Editing | Louis R. Loeffler |
| Cinematography | Sam Leavitt, Morris Rosen, Al St. Hilaire, Josh Weiner, Emil Oster, Saul Midwall |
| Assistant directors | L. V. McCardle Jr., Charles Bohart, Larry Powell, Don Kranze, Otto Preminger, Kathleen Fagan |
| Lighting | James Almond |
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Release dates
Premiere
United Kingdom / Sep 13, 1962 / 15 / London
Spain / Sep 02, 1963 / Madrid
Czechia / Jul 01, 2016 / Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
Theatrical release
United States / Jun 06, 1962 / NR
Italy / Oct 03, 1962
France / Oct 04, 1962
Germany / Oct 12, 1962
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Finland / Oct 26, 1962
Brazil / Jan 01, 1963 / 10
Portugal / Jan 02, 1963
Denmark / Feb 04, 1963
Mexico / Jun 20, 1963
Physical media
Netherlands / Oct 12, 2010 / 12 / DVD
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