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| The Man | |
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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 |
Production companies | |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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Running time | 93 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
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]
- ^ a b "The Man". Turner Classic Movies. Atlanta: Turner Broadcasting System (Time Warner). Retrieved June 22, 2017.
- ^ Wallace, Irving (1965). The Man (1st ed.). United Kingdom: Cassell. ASIN B004VMWH9A.
- ^ The Man was released on July 19, 1972. Gerald Ford assumed the Vice Presidency on December 6, 1973, his appointment having been approved by both houses of Congress. Ford assumed the Presidency eight months later, on August 9, 1974, pursuant to Richard Nixon's resignation.