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The Contender
The vice president is dead, and as the president makes his choice for a replacement, a secret contest of wills is being waged by a formidable rival. When Senator Laine Hanson is nominated as the first woman in history to hold the office, hidden agendas explode into a battle for power.
2000 · Directed by Rod Lurie · 126 min · Drama · Thriller · 10 frames
Tagline
Sometimes you can assassinate a leader without firing a shot.
Crew
- Written by: Rod Lurie
- Cinematography: Denis Maloney
- Edited by: Michael Jablow
- Music: Larry Groupé
- Production design: Alec Hammond
- Produced by: Willi Bär, Douglas Urbanski, Marc Frydman, James Spies
Cast
- Joan Allen as Laine Hanson
- Gary Oldman as Shelly Runyon
- Jeff Bridges as President Jackson Evans
- Christian Slater as Reginald Webster
- Sam Elliott as Kermit Newman
- William L. Petersen as Jack Hathaway
- Saul Rubinek as Jerry Tolliver
- Philip Baker Hall as Oscar Billings
- Robin Thomas as William Hanson
- Kathryn Morris as Paige Willomina
Production
- Country: Germany, United Kingdom, United States of America
- Language: German, English
- Studios: Cinerenta, Cinecontender Internationale, Battleplan Productions, SE8 Group
- Budget: $20,000,000
- Box office: $22,428,990
- Themes: usa president, washington dc, usa, government, politics, sex scandal, vice president
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