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The Contender (2000)

2h 6m · 13 Oct 2000

Sometimes you can assassinate a leader without firing a shot.

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The vice president is dead, and as the president makes his choice for a replacement, a secret contest of wills is being waged by a formidable rival. When Senator Laine Hanson is nominated as the first woman in history to hold the office, hidden agendas explode into a battle for power.

Movie ID161653
GenreDrama, Thriller
DirectorRod Lurie
Main castJoan Allen, Gary Oldman, Jeff Bridges, Christian Slater, Sam Elliott, William L. Petersen, Saul Rubinek, Philip Baker Hall
Release date13 October 2000
Release year2000
LanguageGerman
Duration126 min (2h 6m)
Rating6.7 / 10 (TMDB)
Production houseCinerenta

Director: Rod Lurie
Writers: Rod Lurie

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Joan AllenLaine Hanson Gary OldmanShelly Runyon Jeff BridgesPresident Jackson Evans Christian SlaterReginald Webster Sam ElliottKermit Newman William L. PetersenJack Hathaway Saul RubinekJerry Tolliver Philip Baker HallOscar Billings Robin ThomasWilliam Hanson Kathryn MorrisPaige Willomina Mike BinderLewis Hollis Kristen ShawFiona Hathaway Douglas UrbanskiMakerowitz
Noah FryrearTimmy
Angelica PageDierdra Joseph Lyle TaylorPaul Smith
Kevin GeerCongressman Skakle
Doug RobertsCongressman Harding Mariel HemingwayCynthia Lee
Bev AppletonCongressman Marshall

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