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  2. Advise & Consent is a 1962 American political drama film based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel Advise and Consent by Allen Drury, published in 1959. The film was adapted for the screen by Wendell Mayes and was directed by Otto Preminger.

  3. Advise & Consent: Directed by Otto Preminger. With Franchot Tone, Lew Ayres, Henry Fonda, Walter Pidgeon. The polarizing search for a new Secretary of State has far-reaching consequences.

    • (7.5K)
    • Drama, Thriller
    • Otto Preminger
    • 1962-06-06
  4. Advise and Consent is a 1959 political fiction novel by Allen Drury that explores the United States Senate confirmation of controversial Secretary of State nominee Robert Leffingwell, whose promotion is endangered due to growing evidence that the nominee had been a member of the Communist Party.

    • Allen Drury
    • 1959
  5. Oct 10, 2020 · Advise and Consent is a slow and old-fashioned film, coming to life only when Laughton and Grizzard are on screen--and in the climax, in which the fate of Leffingwell's appointment is left in...

    • 138 min
    • 111.5K
    • Classic Studio
  6. Advise & Consent. Summaries. The polarizing search for a new Secretary of State has far-reaching consequences. Robert Leffingwell is the president's nominee for Secretary of State. Prior to his approval, he must go through a Senate investigation to determine if he's qualified.

  7. Based on the lauded novel by Allen Drury, this political drama depicts the debate sparked when controversial candidate Robert Leffingwell (Henry Fonda) is nominated as U.S. Secretary of State.

    • (13)
    • Drama, LGBTQ+
  8. A controversial presidential nomination threatens the careers of several prominent politicians.

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