Advise and Consent (1962)
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Cast
as Robert Leffingwell
as Sen. Seabright Cooley
as Sen. Brigham Anderson
as Senate Majority Leader
as Sen. Lafe Smith
as Sen. Fred Van Ackerman
as Dolly Harrison
as The President
as The Vice-President
as Herbert Gelman
as Johnny Leffingwell
as Sen. Stanley Dante
as Ellen Anderson
as Hardiman Fletcher
as Senate Minority Leader
as Sen. Bessie Adams
as Sen. Tom August
as Nightwatchman
as Sen. Knox
as Bartender
as Sen. Hanson
as Sen. Hendershot
as Sen. Kanaho
as Sen. Velez
as British Ambassador
as Celestine Barre
as Lady Maudulayne
as Rev. Birch
as Ray Shaff
as French Ambassador
as Pidge Anderson
Critic Reviews for Advise and Consent
All Critics (11) | Top Critics (3) | Fresh (9) | Rotten (2) | DVD (1)
The settings are powerfully like real. A Senate hearing room, the Senate itself, a party home in immediate Washington and varying apartments plus a place in DC suburbia all have the look of genuineness.
Grips like a vice thanks to the skill with which Preminger's stunning mise en scène absorbs documentary detail.
There are many other dull and naughty characters in this brisk whirl on the Washington merry-go-round.
You can't hire a judge without breaking a few nerves. This insightful political film is terrific.
Viewing it today, its quaintness and timidness make it seem out of step with the even more insidious contemporary times.
A poignant, biting expose of the American political process, boasting a large ensemble of terrific actors (Fonda, Laughton), Preminger's saga set the trend of future, more sensationalitsic political melodramas like Fail Safe and All the President's Men.
Audience Reviews for Advise and Consent
A brilliant examination of American politics, blind hypocrisy, idealism, and self-interest. For my money, it's one of Don Murray's finest performances. The sets and locations are excellent, and as best as I can tell, at least some are authentic. (The film's trailer indicates that certain scenes were actually filmed in a real senate committee room!) Altogether, an excellent and exciting film.
Super Reviewer
A great political drama full of marvelous performances from all involved. Ahead of itsâ(TM) time in the examination of political witch hunts and blackmail, as well as other taboo subjects very rarely examined in film at that time. A fantastic script and good direction make it both enthralling and tense.
Super Reviewer
The prospect of a great ensemble cast, Otto Preminger directing and tale of political ugliness surrounding the confirmation of a new Secretary of State should be enough to pull anyone in. Unfortunately all the dust Advise and Consent kicks up in the first act doesn't really stay in the air too long and by the time a lot of the things that were set up early on in the movie finally happen in the last 20 minutes, you can't really bring yourself to care or be surprised. The cast was good despite many of them (Henry Fonda included) disappearing like drunken party guests in search of someplace to pass out and the rest not seeming entirely necessary at all. Overall, Advise and Consent overstays its welcome after shifting its focus too many times and overstaying its welcome for about a half hour. Not too bad (Charles Laughton stole the show) but there are reasons you don't hear about this one too often...
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