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5 April 1964 (USA) moreTagline:
Does The Best Man Always Get To The White House?Plot:
The other party is in disarray. Five men vie for the party nomination for president. No one has a majority... more | full synopsisAwards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 1 win & 3 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(2 articles)
Top Ten Movies About U.S. Politics (From CinemaSpy. 3 November 2009, 9:45 PM, PST)
On DVD: "Please Vote for Me," "Primo Levi's Journey"
(From IFC. 26 August 2008, 6:40 AM, PDT)
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MUDSLINGING! more (24 total)Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Henry Fonda | ... | William Russell |
 | Cliff Robertson | ... | Joe Cantwell |
 | Edie Adams | ... | Mabel Cantwell |
 | Margaret Leighton | ... | Alice Russell |
 | Shelley Berman | ... | Sheldon Bascomb |
| Lee Tracy | ... | President Art Hockstader |
 | Ann Sothern | ... | Sue Ellen Gamadge |
| Gene Raymond | ... | Don Cantwell |
| Kevin McCarthy | ... | Dick Jensen |
| Mahalia Jackson | ... | Herself |
| Howard K. Smith | ... | Himself |
| John Henry Faulk | ... | Gov. T.T. Claypoole |
 | Richard Arlen | ... | Sen. Oscar Anderson |
| Penny Singleton | ... | Mrs. Claypoole (scenes deleted) |
| George Kirgo | ... | Speechwriter |
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View content advisory for parentsRuntime:
102 minCountry:
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1.66 : 1 moreSound Mix:
Mono (RCA Sound Recording)Fun Stuff
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Ronald Reagan was rejected for a role in this film because a studio executive didn't think he had "that presidential look." moreGoofs:
Continuity: Several times, stock footage of actual political rally doesn't match scenes shot especially for movie. In several shots, no one is sitting in upper seats of auditorium that are nonetheless packed in newsreel footage of same alleged event. moreQuotes:
President Art Hockstader: There have been moments when I have questioned your methods.Joe Cantwell: Well, you have to fight fire with fire, Mr. President.
President Art Hockstader: And the end justifies the means?
Joe Cantwell: Well, yes, sir. Yes. That is what I believe.
President Art Hockstader: Well, son, I have news for you about both politics and life... and may I say the two are exactly the same thing? There are no ends, Joe, only means...
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60's flick about political mudslinging between two candidates who are vying for their party's nomination for president. The action takes place at the convention as both Henry Fonda and Cliff Robertson dig up the dirt about each other. Compared to today's politics this 64 film actually seems tame. Fun to watch especially during a presidential election year.