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The Best Man

film by Schaffner [1964]
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    The Best Man (1964) was a knowing dissection of political conventions and the bartering of power. That dramedy, which was based on the Gore Vidal play, featured Henry Fonda and Cliff Robertson as presidential candidates. Schaffner next directed The War Lord (1965), a medieval drama…

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    The Best Man (1964) was a knowing dissection of political conventions and the bartering of power. That dramedy, which was based on the Gore Vidal play, featured Henry Fonda and Cliff Robertson as presidential candidates. Schaffner next directed The War Lord (1965), a medieval drama…

    Read More