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The Man

It took an accident to make this man President of the United States. What they do to him now won't be an accident.

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The Man — Plot

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.

  • Release date
  • July 19, 1972
  • Runtime
  • 93 min
  • Genres
  • Drama
  • Director
  • Joseph Sargent

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The Man — Cast

James Earl Jones photo James Earl Jones Douglass Dilman Martin Balsam photo Martin Balsam Jim Talley Burgess Meredith photo Burgess Meredith Senator Watson Lew Ayres photo Lew Ayres Noah Calvin William Windom photo William Windom Arthur Eaton Barbara Rush photo Barbara Rush Kay Eaton Georg Stanford Brown photo Georg Stanford Brown Robert Wheeler Janet MacLachlan photo Janet MacLachlan Wanda

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