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Are the men and women of Washington really like this?Jun. 06, 1962139 Min.
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Watch: Advise & Consent 1962 123movies, Full Movie Online – Robert Leffingwell is the president’s nominee for Secretary of State. Prior to his approval, he must go through a Senate investigation to determine if he’s qualified. Leading the Senate committee is idealistic Senator Brig Anderson, who soon finds himself unprepared for the opposition and political dirt that’s revealed, including Leffingwell’s past affiliations with a Communist organization. When Leffingwell testifies about his political leanings, he proves his innocence. Later, however, Anderson learns that he lied under oath and asks the president to withdraw Leffingwell from consideration, especially after the young senator and his wife begins receiving blackmail threats about a skeleton in his own closet..
Plot: Proposed by the President of the United States to fill the post of Secretary of State, Robert Leffingwell appears before a Senate committee, chaired by the idealistic Senator Brig Anderson, which must decide whether he is the right person for the job.
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For The Good of the Country: The Political Shocker of 1962
As a Congressional correspondent for the New York Times during the 1950s, author Allen Drury had ample opportunity to witness Washington politicians in their natural habit—and drew upon numerous factual sources, including the controversial Alger Hiss case and the scandalous suicide of Senator Lester Hunt, to create the story of a controversial nominee for Secretary of State. The novel was not only a best seller, it was awarded the Pulitzer Prize.

It was also a book that Hollywood could not film under the film industry’s notorious Production Code. As it happened, the book fell into the hands of director Otto Preminger, long-time foe of Hollywood’s rules for self-censorship. He not only made the film, he flagrantly broke the code; as such, ADVISE AND CONSENT presents our nation’s leaders embroiled in a blackmail plot, finds actress Gene Tierney using the word ‘bitch,’ and became the first Hollywood film to show a gay bar. It was shocking stuff for 1962.

The story is extremely convoluted. An aging and extremely ill President makes a highly controversial nomination for Secretary of State—which is opposed by a member of his own party, who bears the nominee a personal grudge and who attempts to derail the nomination by accusing the nominee of former membership in the Communist Party. This in turn touches off a vicious battle between those in the party who support the nominee and those who don’t, a battle that will ultimately result in the suicide of the only character who has the integrity we would like to see in our political leaders.

The cast is indeed remarkable and, from Lew Ayres to Betty White, plays with considerable conviction and tremendous restraint. Henry Fonda is often cited as the star of the film, but in truth he appears in the small but pivotal role of Robert Leffingwell, nominee for Secretary of State. Screen time is divided between Walter Pigeon as the Majority Leader, Charles Laughton as the senator who opposes the nomination, and Don Murray, an idealist who finds himself chairing the nomination committee. All three play extremely well, but it is really Laughton—in his final screen role—who walks off with the film as the devious and openly vicious Senator from South Carolina. The trio is ably supported by a dream cast that includes Franchot Tone as the President, Lew Ayres as the Vice President, George Grizzard as a growling ideologue, Gene Tierney as a society hostess—and yes, Betty White, who offers a brief turn as the Senator from Kansas.

It has become fashionable to dismiss Otto Preminger films of the 1950s and 1960s as ponderous, all-star, and pseudo-intellectual trash, and indeed it is difficult to find much positive to say about films like EXODUS and HURRY SUNDOWN these days. But Preminger is in many ways under-rated; his films have not always dated well in terms of subject, but they hold up extremely well in the way in which they are put together, with ADVISE AND CONSENT a case in point—and it is worth pointing out that accusations of leftism, adultery, and homosexuality are still enough to prompt everything from impeachment to congressional hearings to resignations. Nor has the process of the political dance itself changed greatly between then and now.

The great flaw of the film is its conclusion, which seems facile to the point of being hokey—but this is also the great flaw of the novel, which ends in much the same way–and at times ADVISE AND CONSENT seems more than a little dry. All the same, it remains a movie worth watching, particularly notable for its performances, fluid camera work, and meticulous recreation of party politics. The DVD offers a near-pristine widescreen transfer with good sound quality and an interesting, if occasionally too academic, commentary by film historian Drew Casper. Recommended.

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Review By: gftbiloxi
A Fun Didactic Old Thing
So condescending, to everyone. Washington socialite Gene Tirney comes into the public gallery of Congress escorting two diplomat’s wives, the British and the French. She gives the French wife a lesson into the workings of Congress, the French lady doesn’t seem to know anything about the American executive branch or understand it. Why didn’t the French sue? Or women for that matter. Behind the camera there is a man with a tyrannic brain a misogynistic eye and a very old sensibility, if any. What’s fun about this politically incorrect tired tale is precisely the incorrectness, the melodramatic turn and Charles Laughton. Betrayal and conspiracy in the corridors of power has always been a favorite subject from Shakespeare and beyond but here there is a massive problem and I can’t decide whether it takes itself too seriously or not seriously enough. See it by yourself and enjoy a terrific Laughton.
Review By: primodanielelori

Other Information:

Original Title Advise & Consent
Release Date 1962-06-06
Release Year 1962

Original Language en
Runtime 2 hr 19 min (139 min)
Budget 0
Revenue 0
Status Released
Rated Not Rated
Genre Drama, Thriller
Director Otto Preminger
Writer Allen Drury, Wendell Mayes
Actors Franchot Tone, Lew Ayres, Henry Fonda
Country United States
Awards Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award1 win & 3 nominations total
Production Company N/A
Website N/A


Technical Information:

Sound Mix Mono (Westrex Recording System)
Aspect Ratio 2.35 : 1
Camera N/A
Laboratory N/A
Film Length N/A
Negative Format 35 mm
Cinematographic Process Panavision (anamorphic) (as Panavision®)
Printed Film Format 35 mm

Advise & Consent 1962 123movies
Advise & Consent 1962 123movies
Advise & Consent 1962 123movies
Advise & Consent 1962 123movies
Advise & Consent 1962 123movies
Advise & Consent 1962 123movies
Advise & Consent 1962 123movies
Advise & Consent 1962 123movies
Advise & Consent 1962 123movies
Original title Advise & Consent
TMDb Rating 7.238 80 votes

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