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Robert Wheeler, a young black man, is sought for extradition from the South African government for allegedly attempting to assassinate the country's Minister of Defence. Dilman offers to help Wheeler after he claims that he was in Burundi at the time of the assassination attempt.
Jul 19, 1972 · The Man: Directed by Joseph Sargent. With James Earl Jones, Martin Balsam, Burgess Meredith, Lew Ayres. African American senator Douglas Dillman becomes designated survivor of a tragic accident that kills the U. S. President.
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- Drama
- Joseph Sargent
- 1972-07-19
Speaker of the House 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.
- Joseph Sargent, Christopher Seitz
- James Earl Jones
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The Man. Feature film ~ Paramount ~ Released July 19, 1972 ~ 1 hour, 33 minutes. Credits ~ Writer ~ Rod Serling wrote both the screenplay and the story, based on the novel by Irving Wallace. Director ~ Joseph Sargent. Cast ~ James Earl Jones, Martin Balsam, Burgess Meredith, Lew Ayres, William Windom, Barbara Rush, Georg Stanford Brown. Story ~
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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...