The Best Man

NR 1964 | 102 mins | Drama
Henry Fonda and Cliff Robertson square off as political adversaries during a presidential primary in this sardonic, insightful drama that brings out the best, and worst, in American politics.

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Cast


Henry Fonda
William Russell
Cliff Robertson
Joe Cantwell
Edie Adams
Mabel Cantwell
Margaret Leighton
Alice Russell
Shelley Berman
Sheldon Bascomb
Lee Tracy
President Art Hockstader
Ann Sothern
Sue Ellen Gamadge
Gene Raymond
Don Cantwell
Kevin McCarthy
Dick Jensen
Mahalia Jackson
Herself
Howard K. Smith
Himself
John Henry Faulk
Governor T.T. Claypoole
Richard Arlen
Senator Oscar Anderson
George Kirgo
Speechwriter
George Furth
Tom
Ann Newman
Janet
Mary Lawrence
Mrs. Merwin
H.E. West
Senator Lazarus
Michael MacDonald
Zealot
William R. Ebersol
Governor John Merwin
Natalie Masters
Mrs. Anderson
Blossom Rock
Cleaning Woman
Bill Stout
Himself
Tyler McVey
Chairman
Sherwood Keith
Doctor

Crew


Pupi Avati
Director
Franklin J. Schaffner
Director
Gore Vidal
Screenwriter
Pupi Avati
Writer
Stuart Millar
Producer
Antonio Avati
Producer
Aurelio De Laurentiis
Producer
Lawrence Turman
Producer
Riz Ortolani
Original Music
Pasquale Rachini
Cinematographer
Amedeo Salfa
Film Editor
Alberto Cottignoli
Production Design
Steno Tonelli
Production Design
Vittoria Guaita
Costume Designer
Alessandro Bertolazzi
Key Makeup Artist
Massimo Gattabrusi
Vintage Makeup Consultant
Francesca Lodoli
Vintage Makeup Consultant
Luca Oblach
Vintage Makeup Consultant
Agnese Panarotto
Hair Stylist