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The Contender: Full Cast & Crew 2000 Mystery & Thriller
When the sitting Vice President dies, Senator Laine Hanson is chosen by the President to be the first woman to hold the office. The selection meets with opposition from members of both parties, in particular a powerful political adversary who will seemingly stop at nothing to discredit her. Her confirmation hearings set off a firestorm of controversy as shocking secrets from Hanson's past are revealed, threatening her personal life as well as her political future. R Released: Oct 13, 2000 See Movie Details

Cast & Crew

All Cast Crew
Rod Lurie Director, Writer Joan Allen Laine Hanson Actor Gary Oldman Shelly Runyon Actor, Executive Producer Jeff Bridges President Jackson Evans Actor Sam Elliott Kermit Newman Actor Christian Slater Reginald Webster Actor William Petersen Gov. Jack Hathaway Actor Philip Baker Hall Oscar Billings Actor Saul Rubinek Jerry Toliver Actor Rainer Bienger Executive Producer Willi Bär Producer Marc Frydman Producer Maurice Leblond Executive Producer Steve Loglisci Co-Producer Scott Shiffman Co-Producer James Spies Producer Douglas Urbanski Producer Larry Groupé Original Music Denis Maloney Cinematographer Michael Jablow Film Editing Mary Jo Slater Casting Alec Hammond Production Design Eloise Stammerjohn Set Decoration Matthew Jacobsen Costume Design Halina Gebarowicz Art Director Marco Londoner First Assistant Director Jay Meagher Sound Mixer Jo-Jo Guthrie Key Hair Stylist