The Man
(1972)

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

Released: 1972-07-19

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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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James Earl Jones

as Douglass Dilman

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Martin Balsam

as Jim Talley

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Burgess Meredith

as Senator Watson

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Lew Ayres

as Noah Calvin

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William Windom

as Arthur Eaton

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Barbara Rush

as Kay Eaton

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Martin E. Brooks

as Wheeler's Lawyer

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Simon Scott

as Hugh Gaynor

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Patric Knowles

as South African Consul

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Anne Seymour

as Ma Blore

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Jack Benny

as Jack Benny

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Edward Faulkner

as Secret Service Man

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Gilbert Green

as Congressman Hand

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Lew Brown

as Gilbert

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Philip Bourneuf

as Chief Justice Williams

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Reginald Fenderson

as Reverend Otis Waldren

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Elizabeth Ross

as Mrs. Smelker

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