Advise & Consent
Otto Preminger1962-06-06
Are the men and women of Washington really like this?
7.193
139 min
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
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Henry Fonda | Robert Leffingwell | Unowned |
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Charles Laughton | Senator Seabright Cooley | Unowned |
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Don Murray | Senator Brigham Anderson | Unowned |
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Walter Pidgeon | Senate Majority Leader | Unowned |
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Peter Lawford | Senator Lafe Smith | Unowned |
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Gene Tierney | Dolly Harrison | Unowned |
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Franchot Tone | The President | Unowned |
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Lew Ayres | The Vice President | Unowned |
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Burgess Meredith | Herbert Gelman | Unowned |
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Eddie Hodges | Johnny Leffingwell | Unowned |
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Paul Ford | Senator Stanley Danta | Unowned |
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George Grizzard | Senator Fred van Ackerman | Unowned |
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Inga Swenson | Ellen Anderson | Unowned |
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Frank Sinatra | Self (voice) | Unowned |
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Edward Andrews | Senator Orrin Knox | Unowned |
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Paul McGrath | Hardiman Fletcher | Unowned |
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Will Geer | Senate Minority Leader | Unowned |
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Betty White | Senator Bessie Adams | Unowned |
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Tom Helmore | British Ambassador | Unowned |
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Rene Paul | French Ambassador | Unowned |
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Paul Stevens | Louis Newborn | Unowned |
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Russ Brown | Night Watchman Mike | Unowned |
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Malcolm Atterbury | Senator Tom August | Unowned |
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Janet Jane Carty | Pidge Anderson | Unowned |
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Hilary Eaves | Lady Maudulayne | Unowned |
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Michele Montau | Celestine Barre | Unowned |
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J. Edward McKinley | Senator Powell Hanson | Unowned |
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Bill Quinn | Senator Paul Hendershot | Unowned |
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Tiki Santos | Senator Kanaho | Unowned |
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Raoul De Leon | Senator Velez | Unowned |
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Chet Stratton | Rev. Carney Birch | Unowned |
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Larry Tucker | Manuel | Unowned |
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Betty Murray | Senator Lafe Smith's Girlfriend | Unowned |
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John Granger | Ray Shaff | Unowned |
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Sid Gould | Bartender | Unowned |
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Meyer Davis | Orchestra Conductor | Unowned |
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Irv Kupcinet | Journalist #1 | Unowned |
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Robert C. Wilson | Journalist #2 | Unowned |
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Alan Emory | Journalist #3 | Unowned |
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Jesse Stearns Buscher | Journalist #4 | Unowned |
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Milton Berliner | Journalist #5 | Unowned |
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Allan W. Cromley | Journalist #6 | Unowned |
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William Knighton | WHCA President | Unowned |
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Guy M. Gillette | Senator Harper | Unowned |
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Henry Fountain Ashurst | Senator McCafferty | Unowned |
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Raj Mallick | Indian Ambassador | Unowned |
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Leon Alton | Senator (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Walter Bacon | Senator (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Joe Baird | Senator (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Eddie Baker | Senator (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Brandon Beach | Senator (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Mario Cimino | Senator (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Roger Clark | Senator (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Paul Cristo | Senate Gallery Spectator (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Harry Denny | Senator (uncredited) | Unowned |
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George DeNormand | Senator (uncredited) | Unowned |
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George Ford | Senator (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Cay Forester | President's Secretary (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Bobby Gilbert | Senator (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Polly Guggenheim | Washington Socialite (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Clive Halliday | Senator (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Helen Hardin | Washington Socialite (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Henry Jackson | Drink Refuser (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Virgil Johansen | Senator (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Kenner G. Kemp | Senate Chamber Reporter (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Joseph La Cava | Senator (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Evelyn Lincoln | Washington Party Guest (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Al McGranary | Senator (uncredited) | Unowned |
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William Meader | Senator (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Harold Miller | Senate Official (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Sol Murgi | Senator (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Norman Papson | Gay Bar Patron (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Charles Perry | Senate Gallery Spectator (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Paul Power | Senator (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Walter Reed | Senate Staff Clerk (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Leoda Richards | Senator (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Clark Ross | Senator (uncredited) | Unowned |
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John Roy | Reporter (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Carlisle Runge | Washington Party Guest (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Dick Ryan | Senator (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Jeffrey Sayre | Senate Staff Clerk (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Louis Scheyven | Washington Party Guest (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Bernard Sell | Senator (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Stephen Soldi | Senate Gallery Spectator (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Marion Lloyd Stearns White | Washington Party Guest (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Hal Taggart | Senator (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Wayne Tucker | Journalist (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Harty Wadsworth | Washington Party Guest (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Jerry Wadsworth | Washington Party Guest (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Byron White | Washington Party Guest (uncredited) | Unowned |