The Man

It took an accident to make this man President of the United States. What they do to him now won't be an accident.

6.3
19721h 33m

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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Cast

Photo of James Earl Jones

James Earl Jones

Douglass Dilman

Photo of Martin Balsam

Martin Balsam

Jim Talley

Photo of Burgess Meredith

Burgess Meredith

Senator Watson

Photo of Lew Ayres

Lew Ayres

Noah Calvin

Photo of William Windom

William Windom

Arthur Eaton

Photo of Barbara Rush

Barbara Rush

Kay Eaton

Photo of Georg Stanford Brown

Georg Stanford Brown

Robert Wheeler

Photo of Martin E. Brooks

Martin E. Brooks

Wheeler's Lawyer

Photo of Simon Scott

Simon Scott

Hugh Gaynor

Photo of Patric Knowles

Patric Knowles

South African Consul

Photo of Anne Seymour

Anne Seymour

Ma Blore

Photo of Jack Benny

Jack Benny

Jack Benny

Photo of Edward Faulkner

Edward Faulkner

Secret Service Man

Photo of Gilbert Green

Gilbert Green

Congressman Hand

Photo of Philip Bourneuf

Philip Bourneuf

Chief Justice Williams

Photo of Ted Hartley

Ted Hartley

Press Secretary

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