Advise & Consent

Jun 6, 1962

2h 19m

★ 7.2

Are the men and women of Washington really like this?

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.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Otto Preminger Films

Advise & Consent Trailers

Cast

Robert Leffingwell

Henry Fonda

Senator Seabright Cooley

Charles Laughton

Senator Brigham Anderson

Don Murray

Senate Majority Leader

Walter Pidgeon

Senator Lafe Smith

Peter Lawford

Dolly Harrison

Gene Tierney

The President

Franchot Tone

The Vice President

Lew Ayres

Herbert Gelman

Burgess Meredith

Johnny Leffingwell

Eddie Hodges

Senator Stanley Danta

Paul Ford

Senator Fred van Ackerman

George Grizzard

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