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The Best Man
UNITED STATES · 1964

The Best Man

Franklin J. Schaffner
presidential politics political ambition party conventions backroom deals power struggle
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Synopsis

The other party is in disarray. Five men vie for the party nomination for president. No one has a majority as the first ballot closes and the front-runners begin to decide how badly they want the job.

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