Advise & Consent

About Advise & Consent

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.

Advise & Consent is a 1962 drama film directed by Otto Preminger. It runs 139 minutes and was released in June 1962.

Its themes are USA president, politician, USA politics, and senator. The film began as a novel.

Henry Fonda takes the lead as Robert Leffingwell, Charles Laughton as Senator Seabright Cooley, Don Murray as Senator Brigham Anderson, and Walter Pidgeon as Senate Majority Leader. The screenplay is by Wendell Mayes.

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, Ice Blues: A Donald Strachey Mystery, and The Walker make useful companions to Advise & Consent, all filed under senate. TMDB voters put it at 7.2 out of 10 across 132 votes and it carries a NR rating.