United States / Jul 19, 1972 / G
It took an accident to make this man President of the United States. What they do to him now won't be an accident.
1h 33min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Janet MacLachlan | Wanda |
| Martin E. Brooks | Wheeler's Lawyer |
| Simon Scott | Hugh Gaynor |
| Patric Knowles | South African Consul |
| Robert DoQui | Webson |
| Anne Seymour | Ma Blore |
| Jack Benny | Jack Benny |
| Edward Faulkner | Secret Service Man |
| Gilbert Green | Congressman Hand |
| Lew Brown | Gilbert |
| Philip Bourneuf | Chief Justice Williams |
| Reginald Fenderson | Reverend Otis Waldren |
| Elizabeth Ross | Mrs. Smelker |
| Barry Russo | Haley |
| Garry Walberg | Pierce |
| Ted Hartley | Press Secretary |
| Charles Lampkin | Congressman Walding |
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| Lawrence Cook | Congressman Steller |
| Vince Howard | Congressman Eckworth |
| Leonard Stone | Congressman Parmel |
| Howard K. Smith | Howard K. Smith |
| Bill Lawrence | Self |
Genres
Drama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | The Man |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Paramount Pictures, ABC Circle Films, Lorimar Motion Pictures |
| Release date | 19 luglio 1972 |
| Production | Lee Rich |
| Writer | Irving Wallace, Rod Serling |
| Casting | Hoyt Bowers |
| Editing | George Jay Nicholson |
| Cinematography | Edward Rosson |
| Assistant directors | Joseph Sargent |
| Lighting | John Isaacs |
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| Camera operators | Edward Rosson |
| Additional photography | Edward Rosson |
| Production design | James Hulsey |
| Art direction | James Hulsey |
| Set decoration | James Hulsey |
| Music | Jerry Goldsmith |
| Sound | Jerry Goldsmith |
Release dates
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