The Man
Release Date: 1972-07-19
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.
Rating: 6.3 / 10
Cast
James Earl Jones
as Douglass Dilman
Martin Balsam
as Jim Talley
Burgess Meredith
as Senator Watson
Lew Ayres
as Noah Calvin
William Windom
as Arthur Eaton
Crew
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Joseph Sargent - Director
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Edward Rosson - Director of Photography
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Irving Wallace - Novel
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James Hulsey - Art Direction
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Jerry Goldsmith - Original Music Composer
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