Directed by:
Otto PremingerScreenplay:
Wendell MayesCinematography:
Sam LeavittComposer:
Jerry FieldingCast:
Franchot Tone, Lew Ayres, Henry Fonda, Walter Pidgeon, Charles Laughton, Don Murray, Gene Tierney, Burgess Meredith, Frank Sinatra, Peter Lawford, Paul Ford (more)Plots(1)
Preminger's political thriller examines the dark side of politics and its tragic personal repercussions for an essentially decent man. When a President nominates a controversial candidate for Secretary of State, the political dealing and infighting begins as dissident legislators are willing to stoop even to blackmail to stop his confirmation -- or assure it. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![Franchot Tone](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/272/272390_094c01.jpg)
Franchot Tone
USA
Best movies:
Advise and Consent (1962)
Mutiny on the Bounty (1935)
Three Comrades (1938)
![Lew Ayres](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/162/164162160_22427d.jpg)
Lew Ayres
USA
Best movies:
All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)
Holiday (1938)
Johnny Belinda (1948)
![Henry Fonda](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/296/164296957_834716.jpg)
Henry Fonda
USA
Best movies:
12 Angry Men (1957)
Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)
Fail-Safe (1964)
![Walter Pidgeon](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/505/505255_a3789c.jpg)
Walter Pidgeon
Canada
Best movies:
Madame Curie (1943)
The Bad and the Beautiful (1952)
Mrs. Miniver (1942)
![Charles Laughton](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/339/164339115_39b100.png)
Charles Laughton
UK
Best movies:
Witness for the Prosecution (1957)
It Started with Eve (1941)
Spartacus (1960)
![Don Murray](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/230/162230368_68b1d2.jpg)
Don Murray
USA
Best movies:
Producers' Showcase (1954) (series)
How the West Was Won (1976) (series)
Advise and Consent (1962)
![Gene Tierney](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/347/162347494_ffc63d.jpg)
Gene Tierney
USA
Best movies:
Laura (1944)
Leave Her to Heaven (1945)
Night and the City (1950)
![Burgess Meredith](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/271/271967_29d2af.jpg)
Burgess Meredith
USA
Best movies:
Rocky (1976)
Of Mice and Men (1939)
The Story of G.I. Joe (1945)
![Frank Sinatra](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/760/163760905_69ad84.jpg)
Frank Sinatra
USA
Best movies:
Producers' Showcase (1954) (series)
From Here to Eternity (1953)
Anchors Aweigh (1945)
![Peter Lawford](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/313/313120_16f694.jpg)
Peter Lawford
UK
Best movies:
The Longest Day (1962)
Easter Parade (1948)
The White Cliffs of Dover (1944)
![Paul Ford](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/407/158407048_64a037.gif)
Paul Ford
USA
Best movies:
Producers' Showcase (1954) (series)
Advise and Consent (1962)
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963)
![Inga Swenson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/272/272422_6ede10.jpg)
Inga Swenson
USA
Best movies:
The Miracle Worker (1962)
North and South (1985) (series)
Advise and Consent (1962)
![Will Geer](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/042/871/42871937_d84b05.jpg)
Will Geer
USA
Best movies:
Jeremiah Johnson (1972)
In Cold Blood (1967)
Winchester '73 (1950)
![Tom Helmore](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/505/505333_012a08.jpg)
Tom Helmore
UK
Best movies:
Vertigo (1958)
Advise and Consent (1962)
Secret Agent (1936)
Paul McGrath
USA
Best movies:
Producers' Showcase (1954) (series)
Advise and Consent (1962)
A Face in the Crowd (1957)
![Larry Tucker](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/288/161288167_c82ecf.jpg)
Larry Tucker
USA
Best movies:
Blast of Silence (1961)
Advise and Consent (1962)
Shock Corridor (1963)
![Betty White](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/094/163094822_73a886.jpg)
Betty White
USA
Best movies:
Toy Story 4 (2019)
Advise and Consent (1962)
St. Vincent (2014) - a.f.
![Malcolm Atterbury](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/000/159000148_1b51e8.jpg)
Malcolm Atterbury
USA
Best movies:
North by Northwest (1959)
Rio Bravo (1959)
The Birds (1963)
![Michele Montau](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/335/160335591_42003f.jpg)
Michele Montau
Best movies:
Airport (1970)
Advise and Consent (1962)
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1962)
![George Grizzard](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/117/160/117160018_584e78.jpg)
George Grizzard
USA
Best movies:
Advise and Consent (1962)
From the Terrace (1960)
Small Time Crooks (2000)