The Man (1972)
- Directed by
- Joseph Sargent
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 33m
- Rated
- G
- Rating
- 6.5 of 10 from 4 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A senator becomes the first black president of the United States after a series of unexpected events. He faces political pushback and personal challenges as he tries to lead the country.
seriousthoughtfuldramatictensemid-pacedgroundedpolitically chargedcharacter-driven
What happens
The Man is a 1972 American political drama film directed by Joseph Sargent and starring James Earl Jones. Jones plays Douglass Dilman, the President pro tempore of the United States Senate, who succeeds to the presidency through a series of unforeseeable events, thereby becoming both the first African-American president and the first wholly unelected one. The screenplay, written by Rod Serling, is largely based upon The Man, a novel by Irving Wallace. In addition to being the first black president more than thirty-six years before the real-world occurrence, the fictional Dilman was also the first president elected to neither that office nor to the Vice Presidency, foreshadowing the real-world elevation of Gerald Ford by less than twenty-five months. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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