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The Man

1972
Directed byJoseph Sargent
1h 33m

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 JonesDouglass DilmanMartin BalsamJim Talley
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GENRES
Drama
STATUSReleased
RATING
6.3

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