Advise & Consent

Advise & Consent (1962)

15
13/09/1962 (GB)
Drama
2h 19m

Are the men and women of Washington really like this?

Overview

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.

  • Otto PremingerDirector
  • Wendell MayesScreenplay
  • Status

    Released

  • Original Language

    English

  • Revenue

    $2,000,000

Keywords

  • usa president
  • washington dc, usa
  • based on novel or book
  • senate
  • senator
  • politician
  • based on play or musical
  • anti-communism
  • senate hearing
  • secret past
  • usa politics
  • secretary of state
  • preserved film

Top Billed Cast

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

Lew Ayres

Lew Ayres

The Vice President

Burgess Meredith

Burgess Meredith

Herbert Gelman

Eddie Hodges

Eddie Hodges

Johnny Leffingwell

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