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Feature film — 1964

The Best Man (1964)

7.31h 42mDrama

The other party is in disarray. Five men vie for the party nomination for president. No one has a majority as the first ballot closes and the front-runners begin to decide how badly they want the job.

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A high-signal pick with 45 votes.

United Artists / Millar/Turman Productions

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Director: Franklin J. Schaffner

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Cast & crew

Henry Fonda as William Russell

Henry Fonda

William Russell

Cliff Robertson as Joe Cantwell

Cliff Robertson

Joe Cantwell

Edie Adams as Mabel Cantwell

Edie Adams

Mabel Cantwell

Margaret Leighton as Alice Russell

Margaret Leighton

Alice Russell

Shelley Berman as Sheldon Bascomb

Shelley Berman

Sheldon Bascomb

Lee Tracy as President Art Hockstader

Lee Tracy

President Art Hockstader

Ann Sothern as Sue Ellen Gamadge

Ann Sothern

Sue Ellen Gamadge

Gene Raymond as Don Cantwell

Gene Raymond

Don Cantwell

Kevin McCarthy as Dick Jensen

Kevin McCarthy

Dick Jensen

Mahalia Jackson as Mahalia Jackson

Mahalia Jackson

Mahalia Jackson

Howard K. Smith as Howard K. Smith

Howard K. Smith

Howard K. Smith

J

John Henry Faulk

Gov. T.T. Claypoole

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