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The Man (1972)

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.

  • Drama

Top billed cast

  • Photo of James Earl JonesJames Earl JonesDouglass Dilman
  • Photo of Martin BalsamMartin BalsamJim Talley
  • Photo of Burgess MeredithBurgess MeredithSenator Watson
  • Photo of Lew AyresLew AyresNoah Calvin
  • Photo of William WindomWilliam WindomArthur Eaton
  • Photo of Barbara RushBarbara RushKay Eaton
  • Photo of Georg Stanford BrownGeorg Stanford BrownRobert Wheeler
  • Photo of Janet MacLachlanJanet MacLachlanWanda
  • Photo of Martin E. BrooksMartin E. BrooksWheeler's Lawyer
  • Photo of Simon ScottSimon ScottHugh Gaynor

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