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- No, the movie is based on the novel by Edwin O’Connor and is a fictional story. However, it draws inspiration from real-life political campaigns and politicians.
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The Last Hurrah is a 1958 American political satire film adaptation of the 1956 novel The Last Hurrah by Edwin O'Connor. It was directed by John Ford and stars Spencer Tracy as a veteran mayor preparing for yet another election campaign.
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The Last Hurrah: Directed by John Ford. With Spencer Tracy, Jeffrey Hunter, Dianne Foster, Pat O'Brien. Frank Skeffington is an old Irish-American political boss, running for re-election as mayor of a U.S. town for the last time.
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- Drama
- John Ford
- 1958-11
The Last Hurrah is a 1956 novel written by Edwin O'Connor. It is considered the most popular of O’Connor's works, partly because of a 1958 movie adaptation starring Spencer Tracy. The novel was immediately a bestseller in the United States for 20 weeks, [2] and was also on lists for bestseller of that year. [3]
- Edwin O'Connor
- 1956
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(1958), 121 min. b&w. The Last Hurrah is the story of Frank Skeffington (Spencer Tracy), who has long been mayor of a large city in New England. At the age of 72 Skeffington decides to run once again for the office of Mayor; he announces his intention of seeking re-election one last time.
Novel. Frank S. Nugent. Screenplay. In a changing world where television has become the main source of information, Adam Caulfield, a young sports journalist, witnesses how his uncle, Frank Skeffington, a veteran and honest politician, mayor of a New England town, tries to be reelected while bankers and captains of industry conspire in the ...
In a New England town, aging Frank Skeffington, descended from poor Irish immigrants, is conducting his fifth and last political campaign for Mayor - he thus far being undefeated - before he serves his last term leading into retirement from politics, he surrounded by his longtime campaign team.