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The Best Man is a 1964 American political drama film directed by Franklin J. Schaffner with a screenplay by Gore Vidal based on his 1960 play of the same title. Starring Henry Fonda, Cliff Robertson and Lee Tracy, the film details the seamy political maneuverings behind the nomination of a presidential candidate.
The Best Man: Directed by Franklin J. Schaffner. With Henry Fonda, Cliff Robertson, Edie Adams, Margaret Leighton. The two front runners for their party's presidential nomination, one principled and the other ruthless, vie for the former president's endorsement.
Secretary of State William Russell (Henry Fonda) lives by his principles, but is haunted by a recent sexual indiscretion that threatens both his marriage and his career. Senator Joe Cantwell ...
The other party is in disarray. Five men vie for the party nomination for president. No one has a majority as the first ballot closes and the front-runners begin to decide how badly they want the job. Gore Vidal. Screenplay, Story.
The Best Man is a 1964 American political drama film directed by Franklin J. Schaffner with a screenplay by Gore Vidal based on his 1960 play of the same title. Starring Henry Fonda, Cliff Robertson and Lee Tracy, the film details the seamy political maneuverings behind the nomination of a presidential candidate.
Best Man, The (1964) -- (Movie Clip) Unexpectedly Ambitious Candid discussion from screenwriter Gore Vidal as candidate William Russell (Henry Fonda) confers with wife Alice (Margaret Leighton) in an early scene from director Franklin Schaffner's The Best Man, 1964.
Dirty political in-fighting never really got more entertaining than in Franklin Schaffner's brilliant 1964 film of Gore Vidal's political comedy-drama THE BEST MAN. This is the one about the National Convention to choose a candidate to run for President.
