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Surprise witness, Herbert Gelman (Burgess Meredith) testifies before the Senate regarding Robert A. Leffingwell's (Henry Fonda) nomination as Secretary of State.
Surprise witness, Herbert Gelman (Burgess Meredith) testifies before the Senate regarding Robert A. Leffingwell's (Henry Fonda) nomination as Secretary of State.

Thumbnail for Advise & Consent (1962) Advise & Consent (1962)

Basics Critics:64Viewers:71Rusty:78
Category: DramaNotable as: DramaSub-Category: Trial drama, DramaNarrative location: WashingtonRuntime: 138 - 139 minutesColor: black-and-white filmLanguage: EnglishCountry: United StatesDirector: Otto PremingerScreenwriter: Wendell MayesMusic: Jerry FieldingCinematography: Sam LeavittStars: Henry Fonda, Charles Laughton, Burgess Meredith, Peter Lawford, Lew Ayres, Franchot Tone, Walter Pidgeon, Gene Tierney, Don Murray, Will Geer Producer: Otto PremingerAward details: (details at IMDb)
Description

Advise & Consent is a 1962 American motion picture based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel of the same name by Allen Drury, published in 1959. The movie was adapted for the screen by Wendell Mayes and was directed by Otto Preminger. The ensemble cast features Henry Fonda, Charles Laughton, Don Murray, Walter Pidgeon, Peter Lawford, Gene Tierney, Franchot Tone, Lew Ayres, Burgess Meredith, Eddie Hodges, Paul Ford, George Grizzard, Inga Swenson, Betty White and others. The title derives from the United States Constitution's Article II, Sec. 2, cl. 2, which provides that the President of the United States "shall nominate, and by and with the Advice and Consent of the Senate, shall appoint Ambassadors, other public Ministers and Consuls, Judges of the Supreme Court, and all other Officers of the United States". The film, set in Washington, D.C., follows the consequences of a Presidential nomination for Secretary of State of a man with a hidden past who commits perjury in the course of confirmation proceedings.


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