The Man (1972)
• July 19th, 1972 • 1h 33min
Drama
Overview
When the President and Speaker of the House are killed in a building collapse, and the Vice-President declines the office due to age and ill-health, Senate President pro tempore Douglas Dilman (James Earl Jones) suddenly becomes the first black man to occupy the Oval Office. The events from that day to the next election when he must decide if he will actually run challenge his skills as a politician and leader.
Make sure to check your pop-up blocker!!
Trailer
Similar Movies
The Front Runner
Released on: 2018-11-06
Drama, History
Gary Hart, former Senator of Colorado, becomes the front-runner for the Democratic presidential nomi...
Superman/Batman: Public Enemies
Released on: 2009-09-29
Science Fiction, Animation, Adventure, Drama
United States President Lex Luthor uses the oncoming trajectory of a Kryptonite meteor to frame Supe...
Absolute Power
Released on: 1997-02-14
Crime, Drama, Action
A master thief coincidentally is robbing a house where a murder—in which the President of the United...
JFK
Released on: 1991-12-20
Drama, Thriller, History
Follows the investigation into the assassination of President John F. Kennedy led by New Orleans dis...
The Assassination of Richard Nixon
Released on: 2004-05-17
Drama, History, Thriller, Crime
It’s 1974 and Sam Bicke has lost everything. His wife leaves him with his three kids, his boss fires...
The Contract
Released on: 2006-04-05
Drama, Action, Thriller, Crime
Attempting to recover from a recent family trauma by escaping into the woods for a peaceful hiking t...
Truman
Released on: 1995-09-09
Drama, TV Movie
Biographical account of America's President for the latter part of WWII. Shows Truman's rise from sm...
Advise & Consent
Released on: 1962-06-06
Drama
Proposed by the President of the United States to fill the post of Secretary of State, Robert Leffin...
The Parallax View
Released on: 1974-06-14
Crime, Drama, Thriller
An ambitious reporter gets in trouble while investigating a senator's assassination which leads to a...
Bobby
Released on: 2006-09-05
Drama
In 1968 the lives of a retired doorman, hotel manager, lounge singer, busboy, beautician and others ...
W.
Released on: 2008-10-17
Drama, History
The story of the eventful life of George W. Bush—his struggles and triumphs, how he found both his w...
America's Prince: The John F. Kennedy Jr. Story
Released on: 2003-01-12
Drama, TV Movie
A look inside the life of John F. Kennedy Jr.
End Game
Released on: 2006-07-27
Action, Thriller, Crime, Drama
Alex Thomas was the man in charge of protecting the president but, when the time came to fulfill his...
Head of State
Released on: 2003-03-28
Comedy, Drama
When a presidential candidate dies unexpectedly in the middle of the campaign, the Democratic party ...
Nixon
Released on: 1995-12-22
Drama, History
A look at President Richard M. Nixon—a man carrying the fate of the world on his shoulders while bat...
G20
Released on: 2025-04-10
Action, Mystery, Drama
After the G20 Summit is overtaken by terrorists, President Danielle Sutton must bring all her statec...
Frost/Nixon
Released on: 2008-10-15
Drama, History
For three years after being forced from office, Nixon remained silent. But in summer 1977, the steel...
Being There
Released on: 1979-12-19
Comedy, Drama
A simple-minded gardener named Chance has spent all his life in the Washington D.C. house of an old ...
Swing Vote
Released on: 2008-08-01
Comedy, Drama
In a remarkable turn of events, the result of the presidential election comes down to one man's vote...
Vantage Point
Released on: 2008-02-01
Drama, Action, Thriller, Crime
During an historic counter-terrorism summit in Spain, the President of the United States is struck d...