The Man (1972)
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Rod Serling, a master of speculative scriptwriting, penned the screenplay of The Man. Set a few days into the future, the story contrives to kill off the President, the vice president, and virtually everyone in line of succession in a bizarre accident. This turn of events elevates African-American… More Rod Serling, a master of speculative scriptwriting, penned the screenplay of The Man. Set a few days into the future, the story contrives to kill off the President, the vice president, and virtually everyone in line of succession in a bizarre accident. This turn of events elevates African-American senator James Earl Jones directly into the Oval Office. Based on a novel by Irving Wallace, The Man was originally intended as TV movie, but released theatrically because most sponsors were afraid of its supposed controversial content. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Joseph Sargent
- Written By
- Irving Wallace, Rod Serling
- Genres
- Drama, Classics
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Jul 19, 1972 Limited
- Studio
- Paramount Pictures
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Cast
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James Earl Jones
as Douglas Dilman
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Martin Balsam
as Jim Talley
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Burgess Meredith
as Sen. Watson
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Lew Ayres
as Noah Calvin
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William Windom
as Arthur Eaton
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Barbara Rush
as Kay Eaton
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Jack Benny
as Himself
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Philip Bourneuf
as Chief Justice Williams
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Martin E. Brooks
as Wheeler's Lawyer
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Lawrence Cook
as Congeressman Steller
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Robert DoQui
as Webson
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Edward Faulkner
as Secret Service Agent
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Reginald Fenderson
as Rev. Otis Waldren
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Gilbert Green
as Congressman Hand
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Ted Hartley
as Press Secretary
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Patric Knowles
as South African Consul
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Charles Lampkin
as Congressman Walding
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Janet MacLachlan
as Wanda
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Simon Scott
as Hugh Gaynor
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Anne Seymour
as Ma Blore
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Howard K. Smith
as Himself
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Leonard Stone
as Congressman Parmel
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Garry Walberg
as Pierce
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Georg Stanford Brown
as Robert Wheeler
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Vince Howard
as Congressman Eckworth
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Elizabeth Ross
as Mrs. Smelker
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Lew Brown
as Reporter Gilbert
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Bill Lawrence
as Himself
- Lewis Ayres
