The Man (1972)
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Rod Serling, a master of speculative scriptwriting, penned the screenplay of The Man. Set a few days into the future, the story contrives to kill off the President, the vice president, and virtually everyone in line of succession in a bizarre accident. This turn of events elevates African-American senator James Earl Jones directly into the Oval Office. Based on a novel by Irving Wallace, The Man was originally intended as TV movie, but released theatrically because most sponsors were afraid of its supposed controversial content. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Starring:
- James Earl Jones, Martin Balsam, (more)
- Director(s):
- Joseph Sargent
Synopsis of The Man
Rod Serling, a master of speculative scriptwriting, penned the screenplay of The Man. Set a few days into the future, the story contrives to kill off the President, the vice president, and virtually everyone in line of succession in a bizarre accident. This turn of events elevates African-American senator James Earl Jones directly into the Oval Office. Based on a novel by Irving Wallace, The Man was originally intended as TV movie, but released theatrically because most sponsors were afraid of its supposed controversial content. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Complete Cast of The Man
- James Earl Jones - Douglas Dilman
- Burgess Meredith - Sen. Watson
- William Windom - Arthur Eaton
- Jack Benny - Himself
- Robert DoQui - Webson
- Ted Hartley - Press Secretary
- Simon Scott - Hugh Gaynor
- Bill Lawrence - Himself
- Lew Brown - Reporter Gilbert
- Georg Stanford Brown - Robert Wheeler
- Leonard Stone - Congressman Parmel
- Janet MacLachlan - Wanda
- Gilbert Green - Congressman Hand
- Lawrence Cook - Congeressman Steller
- Martin Balsam - Jim Talley
- Lew Ayres - Noah Calvin
- Barbara Rush - Kay Eaton
- Philip Bourneuf - Chief Justice Williams
- Reginald Fenderson - Rev. Otis Waldren
- Charles Lampkin - Congressman Walding
- Howard K. Smith - Himself
- Elizabeth Ross - Mrs. Smelker
- Vince Howard - Congressman Eckworth
- Garry Walberg - Pierce
- Anne Seymour - Ma Blore
- Patric Knowles - South African Consul
- Edward Faulkner - Secret Service Agent
- Martin Brooks - Wheeler's Lawyer
- Director(s):
- Joseph Sargent
- Writer(s):
- Rod Serling
- Producer(s):
- Lee Rich
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