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Primary Colors

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Primary Colors — Plot

In this adaptation of the best-selling roman à clef about Bill Clinton's 1992 run for the White House, the young and gifted Henry Burton is tapped to oversee the presidential campaign of Governor Jack Stanton. Burton is pulled into the politician's colorful world and looks on as Stanton -- who has a wandering eye that could be his downfall -- contends with his ambitious wife, Susan, and an outspoken adviser, Richard Jemmons.

  • Release date
  • March 20, 1998
  • Runtime
  • 143 min
  • Genres
  • Drama, Comedy
  • Director
  • Mike Nichols

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Primary Colors — Cast

John Travolta photo John Travolta Jack Stanton Emma Thompson photo Emma Thompson Susan Stanton Billy Bob Thornton photo Billy Bob Thornton Richard Jemmons Adrian Lester photo Adrian Lester Henry Burton Maura Tierney photo Maura Tierney Daisy Green Paul Guilfoyle photo Paul Guilfoyle Howard Ferguson Larry Hagman photo Larry Hagman Gov. Fred Picker Kathy Bates photo Kathy Bates Libby Holden

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