The Man
It took an accident to make this man President of the United States. What they do to him now won't be an accident.
1972-07-19 | 93 minutes
Plot Summary
When the President and Speaker of the House are killed in a building collapse, and the Vice-President declines the office due to age and ill-health, Senate President pro tempore Douglas Dilman (James Earl Jones) suddenly becomes the first black man to occupy the Oval Office. The events from that day to the next election when he must decide if he will actually run challenge his skills as a politician and leader.
Cast
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James Earl JonesDouglass Dilman
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Martin BalsamJim Talley
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Burgess MeredithSenator Watson
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Lew AyresNoah Calvin
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William WindomArthur Eaton
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Barbara RushKay Eaton
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Georg Stanford BrownRobert Wheeler
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Janet MacLachlanWanda
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Martin E. BrooksWheeler's Lawyer
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Simon ScottHugh Gaynor
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Patric KnowlesSouth African Consul
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Robert DoQuiWebson
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Anne SeymourMa Blore
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Jack BennyJack Benny
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Edward FaulknerSecret Service Man
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Gilbert GreenCongressman Hand
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Philip BourneufChief Justice Williams
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