The Best Man (1964)

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Does The Best Man Always Get To The White House?

The other party is in disarray. Five men vie for the party nomination for president. No one has a majority as the first ballot closes and the front-runners begin to decide how badly they want the job.

• Released: 1964-04-05
• Genres: Drama
• Runtime: 1h 42m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 7.3/10 from 45 votes

Directed by Franklin J. Schaffner.

Top cast

• Henry Fonda as William Russell
• Cliff Robertson as Joe Cantwell
• Edie Adams as Mabel Cantwell
• Margaret Leighton as Alice Russell
• Shelley Berman as Sheldon Bascomb
• Lee Tracy as President Art Hockstader
• Ann Sothern as Sue Ellen Gamadge
• Gene Raymond as Don Cantwell
• Kevin McCarthy as Dick Jensen
• Mahalia Jackson as Mahalia Jackson

Full cast & crew

Where to watch The Best Man

• United States: stream on ScreenPix Apple TV channel, ScreenPix Amazon Channel
• United Kingdom: rent on Amazon Video; buy on Amazon Video

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