The Man
The Man

The Man

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1972
1h 33m
6.3(3 votes)
Drama

Overview

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.

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Paramount Pictures
ABC Circle Films

Cast & Crew

29 members
Acting

James Earl Jones

Douglass Dilman

James Earl Jones
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Martin Balsam

Jim Talley

Martin Balsam
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Burgess Meredith

Senator Watson

Burgess Meredith
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Lew Ayres

Noah Calvin

Lew Ayres
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William Windom

Arthur Eaton

William Windom
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Barbara Rush

Kay Eaton

Barbara Rush
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Georg Stanford Brown

Robert Wheeler

Georg Stanford Brown
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Janet MacLachlan

Wanda

Janet MacLachlan
Acting

Martin E. Brooks

Wheeler's Lawyer

Martin E. Brooks
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Simon Scott

Hugh Gaynor

Simon Scott
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Patric Knowles

South African Consul

Patric Knowles
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Robert DoQui

Webson

Robert DoQui
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Anne Seymour

Ma Blore

Anne Seymour
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Jack Benny

Jack Benny

Jack Benny
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Edward Faulkner

Secret Service Man

Edward Faulkner
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Gilbert Green

Congressman Hand

Gilbert Green
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Lew Brown

Gilbert

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Philip Bourneuf

Chief Justice Williams

Philip Bourneuf
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Reginald Fenderson

Reverend Otis Waldren

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Elizabeth Ross

Mrs. Smelker

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Barry Russo

Haley

Barry Russo
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Garry Walberg

Pierce

Garry Walberg
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Ted Hartley

Press Secretary

Ted Hartley
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Charles Lampkin

Congressman Walding

Charles Lampkin
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Lawrence Cook

Congressman Steller

Lawrence Cook
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Vince Howard

Congressman Eckworth

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Leonard Stone

Congressman Parmel

Leonard Stone
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Howard K. Smith

Howard K. Smith

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Bill Lawrence

Self

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