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Advise & Consent Director: Otto Preminger Cast: Henry Fonda, Charles Laughton, Don Murray, Walter Pidgeon

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  • DVD Release Date: 05/10/2005
  • Original Release: 1962
  • Rating: Not Rated
  • Sales Rank: 8,324

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Closed Caption; Commentary by film historian Drew Casper; Theatrical trailer; Subtitles: English, Français & Español

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Scene Index

Side #1 --
1. Credits [2:38]
2. Wild Pitch [3:24]
3. Phone Poll [2:36]
4. Straight to Perdition [2:56]
5. Worth a Try [2:34]
6. Quorum Call [5:48]
7. Subcommittee Chair [1:30]
8. Seab Speaks His Mind [5:02]
9. Hudson's Doubts [4:04]
10. Backstairs Romance [3:51]
11. 19th-Century State of Mind [8:47]
12. Entitled to His Opinions [2:12]
13. Herbert Gelman [3:34]
14. Communist Cell [4:43]
15. Heads on the Block [1:56]
16. Gelman Unraveled [:50]
17. Oval Office Admission [4:16]
18. Monumental Rendezvous [3:08]
19. Motion Commotion [3:29]
20. Correspondents Dinner [5:33]
21. Black and White [4:04]
22. Worrisome Calls [4:15]
23. Blackmail [4:33]
24. Untellable Truth [4:40]
25. Really Desperate [7:13]
26. Manuel [2:51]
27. Club 602 [2:53]
28. Possible Turbulence [1:54]
29. Brig's Last Hand [3:09]
30. Out of Time [7:04]
31. Curmudgeon Cooley [4:31]
32. On to Van Ackerman [4:50]
33. Stricken [6:10]
34. Orderly Succession [2:05]
35. Cast List [2:48]

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The first of Allen Drury "all names changed to protect the guilty" political novels, Advise and Consent was brought to the screen by producer/director Otto Preminger. The film hinges upon the appointment of Robert Leffingwell (Henry Fonda) to Secretary of State. Leffingwell has been hand-picked by the President (Franchot Tone), meaning that there'll be a battle on the Senate floor between adherents of and opponents to the current administration. Among the participants are veteran Dixiecrat Charles Laughton, freshman Senator Don Murray and Nixonlike powerseeker George Grizzard. Burgess Meredith also shows up as a pathetic Whitaker Chambers type who is brought into the Senate to "prove" that Leffingwell is a communist. To neutralize Murray, Grizzard threatens to dredge up a homosexual incident in Murray's past, which results in the latter's suicide. Advise and Consent is a slow and old-fashioned film, coming to life only when Laughton and Grizzard are on screen--and in the climax, in which the fate of Leffingwell's appointment is left in the hands of acting President Lew Ayres. Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

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Stellar.by Hugo-Z-Hackenbush

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August 11, 2009: They say if you like hot dogs, don't tour the hot dog factory. Well I've watched Modern Marvels and I still like my dogs. This great movie is the factory tour of how things really work in DC. The depth of casting is astounding, and Premminger is, as always, unmatched. However, the two scene stealers are Walter Pidgeon, and Charles Laughton. Laughton chews the scenery as the senior senator from South Carolina; it's an opportunity to see one of the greatest actors, in his last film, show the whippersnappers how it's done.

I Also Recommend: The Manchurian Candidate, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb, Seven Days in May.

An gripping lesson on civics and government.by Anonymous

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November 14, 2003: Based upon Allen Drury's polizter prize winning novel, advise and consent brings the United States Senate to life with this fictional tale that may have been based on real events or persons whose names and situations were changed. Advise and consent although released in 1962 still holds true to todays polictal environment. Those interested in politics will enjoy this gripping tale of a senate confirmation hearing for the Secretary of State. Twists, turns, lies and accusations will keep one guessing who will do what to whom to get the upper edge of power.

This review was written about the VHS edition.