The Best Man overview

The Best Man

Synopsis:

Gore Vidal adapted his biting and bitter political satire from his hit Broadway play. Franklin J. Schaffner directed and Haskell Wexler provided the sharp-edged cinematography. The story concerns the political back-biting and smear politics involved in a presidential election year scramble by potential presidential party nominees. Lee Tracy (in an Oscar-nominated performance and his final screen role) is Art Hockstader, a dying president who refuses to throw his support behind any of his party's presidential hopefuls.


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Movie Details:

  • Director: Franklin J. Schaffner
  • Studio: United Artists
  • Year: 1964
  • Run Time: 104 minutes
  • Country: USA
  • Language: English
  • Category: Feature
  • Genre/Type: Comedy
  • Filmed in: B&W