The Man

The Man

93 mins | Drama | July 19, 1972

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.

The Man

93 mins | Drama | July 19, 1972

The Man
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.
IMDb rating 6.9
Producers Paramount, Lorimar Productions, ABC Circle Films
Original title The Man
Directors Joseph Sargent
Writers Irving Wallace, Rod Serling

Cast

James Earl Jones

as Douglass Dilman

Martin Balsam

as Jim Talley

Burgess Meredith

as Senator Watson

Lew Ayres

as Noah Calvin

William Windom

as Arthur Eaton

Barbara Rush

as Kay Eaton

Georg Stanford Brown

as Robert Wheeler

Janet MacLachlan

as Wanda

Martin E. Brooks

as Wheeler's Lawyer

Simon Scott

as Hugh Gaynor

Patric Knowles

as South African Consul

Robert DoQui

as Webson

Anne Seymour

as Ma Blore

Jack Benny

as Jack Benny

Edward Faulkner

as Secret Service Man

Gilbert Green

as Congressman Hand

Lew Brown

as Gilbert

Philip Bourneuf

as Chief Justice Williams

Reginald Fenderson

as Reverend Otis Waldren

Elizabeth Ross

as Mrs. Smelker

Barry Russo

as Haley

Garry Walberg

as Pierce

Ted Hartley

as Press Secretary

Charles Lampkin

as Congressman Walding

Lawrence Cook

as Congressman Steller

Vince Howard

as Congressman Eckworth

Leonard Stone

as Congressman Parmel

Howard K. Smith

as Howard K. Smith

Bill Lawrence

as Self