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Pete St. John is a powerful and successful political consultant, with clients spread around the country. When his long-time friend and client Ohio senator Sam Hastings decides to quit politics, he is rapidly drafted to help with the campaign of the man destined to succeed him, unknown and mysterious businessman Jerome Cade...
Theatrical
Jan 31, 1986
Box Office
$3.8M
Budget
$16.0M
Return
0.2x
DVD / Blu-ray
May 18, 1999
Theaters
65
Director
Sidney Lumet
Producers
Reene Schisgal, Mark Tarlov, Wolfgang Glattes
Music
Cy Coleman
Studio
Polar Entertainment, Lorimar Motion Pictures
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Cast
Full credits →R
Richard Gere
Pete St. John
Denzel Washington
Arnold Billings
G
Gene Hackman
Wilfred Buckley
J
Julie Christie
Ellen Freeman
K
Kate Capshaw
Sydney Betterman
E
E.G. Marshall
Senator Sam Hastings
J
J.T. Walsh
Jerome Cade
B
Beatrice Straight
Claire Hastings
F
Fritz Weaver
Wallace Furman
E
E. Katherine Kerr
Irene Furman
M
Michael Learned
Gov. Andrea Stannard
P
Polly Rowles
Lucille DeWitt
M
Matt Salinger
Phillip Aarons
T
Tom Mardirosian
Sheikh
R
Ricardo Gallarzo Jr.
Interpreter (as Ricardo Gallarzo)
J
Jessica James
Helen
G
Glenn Kezer
Frank McKusker
D
Douglas Newell
David Garber
S
Scott Harlan
Ralph Andropwicz
E
Ed Van Nuys
Charles Whiting
