The Man (1972 film)
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The Man is a 1972 American political drama film directed by Joseph Sargent[1] 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,[1] is largely based upon The Man, a novel by Irving Wallace.[2] 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.[3]
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Directed by | Joseph Sargent |
Screenplay by | Rod Serling |
Based on | The Man by Irving Wallace |
Produced by | Lee Rich |
Starring | James Earl Jones |
Cinematography | Edward Rosson |
Edited by | George Jay Nicholson |
Music by | Jerry Goldsmith |
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Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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Running time | 93 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |