When the President and Speaker of the House are killed in a building collapse, and the Vice-President declines the office due to age and ill-health, Senate President pro tempore Douglas Dilman (James Earl Jones) suddenly becomes the first black man to occupy the Oval Office. The events from that day to the next election when he must decide if he will actually run challenge his skills as a politician and leader. |
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Ratings: | IMDB: 7.1/10 | |
Released: | July 19, 1972 | |
Runtime: | 93 min | |
Genres: | Drama | |
Companies: | Paramount Pictures Paramount ABC Circle Films Lorimar Productions | |
Cast: | James Earl Jones Lew Ayres Burgess Meredith Martin Balsam | |
Crew: | Rod Serling Irving Wallace Joseph Sargent | |
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