DVD

The best man / United Artists ; screenplay by Gore Vidal ; produced by Stuart Millar and Lawrence Turman ; directed by Franklin Schaffner.

Schaffner, Franklin J. (Added Author). Millar, Stuart, 1929-2006 (Added Author). Turman, Lawrence. (Added Author). Vidal, Gore, 1925-2012 (Added Author). Fonda, Henry, 1905-1982 (Added Author). Robertson, Cliff, 1923-2011 (Added Author). Adams, Edie, 1927-2008 (Added Author). Leighton, Margaret, 1922-1976 (Added Author). Berman, Shelley. (Added Author). Tracy, Lee, 1898-1968 (Added Author). Sothern, Ann, 1909-2001 (Added Author). Raymond, Gene. (Added Author). McCarthy, Kevin, 1914-2010 (Added Author). Wexler, Haskell. (Added Author). Lindsey, Mort, 1923-2012 (Added Author). United Artists (Firm) (Added Author). Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. (Added Author). Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc. (Added Author). Henry Fonda, Cliff Robertson, Edie Adams, Margaret Leighton, Shelley Berman, Lee Tracy, Ann Sothern, Gene Raymond, Kevin McCarthy. (Cast).

Summary:

Story of two candidates for their party's presidential nomination. One is an intellectual with a sense of morality, the other an opportunist who would win at all costs. The deciding factor is the endorsement of the out-going president who thrives on political in-fighting and deplores indecision.

Record details

ISBN: 9780783240206
Physical Description: 1 videodisc (102 min.) : black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Publisher: [United States] : Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer : [2010]
Copyright: ©2010

Content descriptions

General Note:	Originally produced as a motion picture in 1964.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Director of photography, Haskell Wexler ; editor, Robert E. Swink ; music, Mort Lindsey.
Participant or Performer Note:	Henry Fonda, Cliff Robertson, Edie Adams, Margaret Leighton, Shelley Berman, Lee Tracy, Ann Sothern, Gene Raymond, Kevin McCarthy.
Target Audience Note:	Not rated.
System Details Note:	DVD; NTSC, region 1; Dolby Digital ; widescreen.
Awards Note:	Academy Award Nomination for Best Supporting Actor (Tracy).