The best man

The Resource The best man
Label
The best man
Statement of responsibility
United Artists ; screenplay by Gore Vidal ; produced by Stuart Millar and Lawrence Turman ; directed by Franklin Schaffner
Title variation
Gore Vidal's The best man
Contributor
Actor
Film director
Film producer
Screenwriter
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
Story of two candidates for their party's presidential nomination. One is an intellectual with a sense of morality, the other an opportunist who would win at all costs. The deciding factor is the endorsement of the out-going president who thrives on political in-fighting and deplores indecision
Member of
Awards note
Academy Award Nomination for Best Supporting Actor (Tracy).
Cataloging source
IKG
Characteristic
videorecording
Credits note
Director of photography, Haskell Wexler ; editor, Robert E. Swink ; music, Mort Lindsey
Dewey number
791.43/72
Intended audience
Not rated
LC call number
PN1997
LC item number
.G67 2010
PerformerNote
Henry Fonda, Cliff Robertson, Edie Adams, Margaret Leighton, Shelley Berman, Lee Tracy, Ann Sothern, Gene Raymond, Kevin McCarthy
Runtime
102
Series statement
Metro Goldwyn Mayer limited edition collection
Target audience
general
Technique
live action
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