Advise & Consent (1962)

7.2/10 139 min Drama

Overview

Proposed by the President of the United States to fill the post of Secretary of State, Robert Leffingwell appears before a Senate committee, chaired by the idealistic Senator Brig Anderson, which must decide whether he is the right person for the job.

Cast

Henry Fonda

Robert Leffingwell

Charles Laughton

Senator Seabright Cooley

Don Murray

Senator Brigham Anderson

Walter Pidgeon

Senate Majority Leader

Peter Lawford

Senator Lafe Smith

Gene Tierney

Dolly Harrison

Franchot Tone

The President

Lew Ayres

The Vice President

Burgess Meredith

Herbert Gelman

Eddie Hodges

Johnny Leffingwell

Paul Ford

Senator Stanley Danta

George Grizzard

Senator Fred van Ackerman

Inga Swenson

Ellen Anderson

Frank Sinatra

Self (voice)

Edward Andrews

Senator Orrin Knox

Paul McGrath

Hardiman Fletcher

Will Geer

Senate Minority Leader

Betty White

Senator Bessie Adams

Tom Helmore

British Ambassador

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