The Contender

“Sometimes you can assassinate a leader without firing a shot.”

6.7

2000

2h 6m

DramaThriller

The vice president is dead, and as the president makes his choice for a replacement, a secret contest of wills is being waged by a formidable rival. When Senator Laine Hanson is nominated as the first woman in history to hold the office, hidden agendas explode into a battle for power.

Key Crew

Director

Rod Lurie

Producers

Marc Frydman

James Spies

Willi Bär

Writers

Rod Lurie

Cinematography

Denis Maloney

Music

Larry Groupé

Cast (52)

Joan Allen

Laine Hanson

Gary Oldman

Shelly Runyon

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