IMDb >
Advise & Consent (1962)
Watch It
Buy it at Amazon
Rent it at Blockbuster.com
Discuss in Boards More at IMDb Pro Add to My Movies Update Data
BETA
Discuss in Boards More at IMDb Pro Add to My Movies Update Data
Quicklinks
Top Links
trailers and videosfull cast and crewtriviaofficial sitesmemorable quotesOverview
main detailscombined detailsfull cast and crewcompany creditstv scheduleAwards & Reviews
user commentsexternal reviewsnewsgroup reviewsawardsuser ratingsparents guiderecommendationsmessage boardPlot & Quotes
plot summarysynopsisplot keywordsAmazon.com summarymemorable quotesFun Stuff
triviagoofssoundtrack listingcrazy creditsalternate versionsmovie connectionsFAQOther Info
merchandising linksbox office/businessrelease datesfilming locationstechnical specslaserdisc detailsDVD detailsliterature listingsNewsDeskPromotional
taglines trailers and videos posters photo galleryExternal Links
showtimesofficial sitesmiscellaneousphotographssound clipsvideo clipsAdvise & Consent (1962) More at IMDbPro »
| Photos (see all 15 | slideshow) |
         |
Overview
User Rating:
Director:
Writers:
Release Date:
6 June 1962 (USA)
more
Tagline:
Are the men and women of Washington really like this?
Plot:
Senate investigation into the President's newly nominated Secretary of State, gives light to a secret from the past, which may not only ruin the candidate, but the President's character as well. full summary | full synopsis
Plot Keywords:
Awards:
Nominated for BAFTA Film Award.
Another 1 win
&
1 nomination
more
User Comments:
Otto's Washington
more (34 total)
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Henry Fonda | ... | Robert A. Leffingwell |
 | Charles Laughton | ... | Senator Seabright 'Seab' Cooley |
 | Don Murray | ... | Senator Brigham Anderson |
 | Walter Pidgeon | ... | Senate Majority Leader Bob Munson |
| Peter Lawford | ... | Senator Lafe Smith |
 | Gene Tierney | ... | Dolly Harrison |
 | Franchot Tone | ... | The President |
| Lew Ayres | ... | Vice President Harley Hudson |
| Burgess Meredith | ... | Herbert Gelman |
| Eddie Hodges | ... | Johnny Leffingwell |
| Paul Ford | ... | Senator Stanley Danta |
| George Grizzard | ... | Senator Fred Van Ackerman |
| Inga Swenson | ... | Ellen Anderson |
 | Frank Sinatra | ... | Himself - on Recording at Gay Bar (voice) (archive sound) |
| Edward Andrews | ... | Senator Orrin Knox |
Additional Details
Parents Guide:
Runtime:
139 min
Country:
Language:
Color:
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Westrex Recording System)
Certification:
UK:PG (TV rating) |
UK:U (original rating) |
West Germany:12 (f) |
Finland:K-16 |
Sweden:15 |
UK:12 |
Australia:M |
USA:Approved (PCA #20078)
Filming Locations:
Company:
Fun Stuff
Trivia:
Although the character of The President (played by Franchot Tone carries no role name, at one point in the script Munson (played by Walter Pidgeon) calls him "Russ".
more
Goofs:
Factual errors: Certain errors are made in the way senators are usually called upon or addressed in the Senate chamber. In the film, senators are almost always referred to as "The senior (or junior) senator from" a state, but in fact the terms senior or junior are seldom used in recognizing or referring to a senator on the floor or in committee. Also, when Senator Lafe Smith is called on during the climactic roll call and at first doesn't answer, the clerk repeats his name, at which point he responds "No". But in actual Senate practice a senator's name is not called a second time until after the initial roll call has been completed.
more
Quotes:
Robert Leffingwell:
Son, this is a Washington, D.C. kind of lie. It's when the other person knows you're lying and also knows you know he knows.
more
Movie Connections:
Featured in Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker (1991)
more
Soundtrack:
The Song from Advise and Consent
more
FAQ
This FAQ is empty. Add the first question.more (34 total)
Message Boards
Discuss this movie with other users on IMDb message board for Advise & Consent (1962) moreRecommendations
If you enjoyed this title, our database also recommends:
Show more recommendations
|
|
|
|
|
| The Manchurian Candidate | A Face in the Crowd | State of the Union | The Lost Language of Cranes | The Aviator |
|
IMDb User Rating:
|
IMDb User Rating:
|
IMDb User Rating:
|
IMDb User Rating:
|
IMDb User Rating:
|
Related Links
| Full cast and crew | Company credits | External reviews |
| IMDb Drama section | IMDb USA section | Add this title to MyMovies |
I've been told that Otto Preminger believed in discipline through voltage. He was a shouter. He was good with actors but had a reputation as a mean, cruel director of actresses. In his films there is a hidden streak of sadistic paranoia disguised in a costume of courage and all American social consciousness. With the passing of time the coat of courage appears fake and induced rather than deserved. The social consciousness seems mere opportunism. The only thing that survives with flying colors is the sadistic paranoia. Not in a fun, witty and cinematic way but as a plodding, old pastiche with the one redeeming feature: the quality of his actors and actresses. Dorothy Dandridge, Jean Simmons, Patricia Neal, Gene Tirney, Henry Fonda, James Stewart, Charles Laughton, Paul Newman, Brandon de Wilde. In "Advise and Consent" the spectacular cast makes this confused political thriller slash soap opera slash full of sadistic paranoia disguised as social consciousness, almost bearable. Every scene with Charles Laughton is enormously fun to watch. Henry Fonda, of course, totally believable. I suggest to watch it with your thumb ready on the fast forward button. Stay with Laughton and Fonda, look at Don Murray and say hello to Gene Tirney. All in all you could see the best of the film in about 15 minutes. Goodness I can hear Otto ranting and raving. I say, let him.