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Robert Leffingwell
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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.
A film adaptation of Allen Drury's novel about a controversial nomination for Secretary of State and the political intrigues that ensue. Starring Henry Fonda, Charles Laughton, Franchot Tone and others, directed by Otto Preminger.
- (7.5K)
- Drama, Thriller
- Otto Preminger
- 1962-06-06
Oct 10, 2020 · 1K. 109K views 3 years ago. The first of Allen Drury's "all names changed to protect the guilty" political novels, Advise and Consent was brought to the screen by producer/director Otto...
- 138 min
- 109.1K
- Classic Studio
A movie based on a novel by Allen Drury, starring Henry Fonda as a controversial nominee for U.S. Secretary of State. The movie follows the Senate investigation of his qualifications and the political intrigues involved.
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- Henry Fonda
- Otto Preminger
- Drama, LGBTQ+
A movie about the Senate confirmation hearings of a controversial nominee for Secretary of State, who faces allegations of Communist ties and blackmail. The plot follows the political intrigues, personal conflicts and moral dilemmas of the senators and the nominee involved in the process.
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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.
Advise & Consent (1962) -- (Movie Clip) Widowers And Bachelors Senators Munson (Walter Pidgeon) and Danta (Paul Ford) check in to make sure the president (Franchot Tone) is serious about his nominee for Secretary Of State, before recruiting playboy senator Smith (Peter Lawford), early in Otto Preminger's Advise & Consent, 1962.
