Advise & Consent (1962)

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Are the men and women of Washington really like this?

Proposed by the President of the United States to fill the post of Secretary of State, Robert Leffingwell appears before a Senate committee, chaired by the idealistic Senator Brig Anderson, which must decide whether he is the right person for the job.

• Released: 1962-06-06
• Genres: Drama
• Runtime: 2h 19m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 7.2/10 from 128 votes

Directed by Otto Preminger.

Top cast

• Henry Fonda as Robert Leffingwell
• Charles Laughton as Senator Seabright Cooley
• Don Murray as Senator Brigham Anderson
• Walter Pidgeon as Senate Majority Leader
• Peter Lawford as Senator Lafe Smith
• Gene Tierney as Dolly Harrison
• Franchot Tone as The President
• Lew Ayres as The Vice President
• Burgess Meredith as Herbert Gelman
• Eddie Hodges as Johnny Leffingwell

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Where to watch Advise & Consent

• United Kingdom: rent on Apple TV Store; buy on Apple TV Store
• Australia: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video

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