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Bookmark this pageAdvise and Consent (1962)
Director: Otto Preminger
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From Time Out Film Guide
A companion piece to Anatomy of a Murder and The Cardinal, tackling Washington politics with the best-selling mixture of sophistication and evasion characteristic of Preminger in his 'problem picture' mood. More McCarthy than Watergate, the exposé of political barter and blackmail not unnaturally looks a little quaint now, but still grips like a vice thanks to the skill with which Preminger's stunning mise en scène absorbs documentary detail. A decided bonus is the fact that the need to let every viewpoint have its say gives a starry cast opportunities gratefully grabbed all round.Author: TM
Cast & crew
Director: Otto Preminger
Producer: Otto Preminger
Cast: Don Murray, Charles Laughton, Walter Pidgeon, Lew Ayres, Franchot Tone, Henry Fonda, Gene Tierney, Peter Lawford full cast
Duration: 138 mins
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