The Best Man

The Best Man

1964 · 102 min · EN · NR · 7.4 (31 votes)
Dir. Franklin J. Schaffner · Starring Henry Fonda, Cliff Robertson, Edie Adams, Margaret Leighton, Shelley Berman, Lee Tracy · Music Mort Lindsey

Does The Best Man Always Get To The White House?

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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 sharp, cynical look at the backroom deals and desperate maneuvering of a presidential election. It's a tense, witty battle of egos and ambition, where every word is a weapon and trust is a luxury no one can afford.

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