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Advise & Consent

Advise & Consent

Drama · 1962

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.

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Advise & Consent

“Are the men and women of Washington really like this?”

1962 Drama 2h 19m

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7.2 / 10

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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.

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Directed by

Otto Preminger

Written by

Wendell Mayes

Henry Fonda

Henry Fonda

Robert Leffingwell

Charles Laughton

Charles Laughton

Senator Seabright Cooley

Don Murray

Don Murray

Senator Brigham Anderson

Walter Pidgeon

Walter Pidgeon

Senate Majority Leader

Peter Lawford

Peter Lawford

Senator Lafe Smith

Gene Tierney

Gene Tierney

Dolly Harrison

Franchot Tone

Franchot Tone

The President

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The defence The Prestige Tourist

“Ambition earns the room.”

The film reaches for consequence and scale, accepting the risk of seriousness instead of shrinking from it.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Importance has entered the chat.”

The production keeps announcing its significance, as though awards-season posture were proof of insight.