The Contender
movie
Sometimes you can assassinate a leader without firing a shot.
Released October 13, 2000
Overview
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.
Cast
Joan Allen
as
Laine Hanson
Gary Oldman
as
Shelly Runyon
Jeff Bridges
as
President Jackson Evans
Christian Slater
as
Reginald Webster
Sam Elliott
as
Kermit Newman
William Petersen
as
Jack Hathaway
Saul Rubinek
as
Jerry Tolliver
Philip Baker Hall
as
Oscar Billings
Robin Thomas
as
William Hanson
Kathryn Morris
as
Paige Willomina
Mike Binder
as
Lewis Hollis
Kristen Shaw
as
Fiona Hathaway
Crew
Rod Lurie
as
Director
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Larry Groupé
as
Original Music Composer
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Denis Maloney
as
Director of Photography
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Michael Jablow
as
Editor
Mary Jo Slater
as
Casting
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Alec Hammond
as
Production Design
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Halina Gebarowicz
as
Art Direction
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Eloise Crane Stammerjohn
as
Set Decoration
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Matthew Jacobsen
as
Costume Design
Rod Lurie
as
Writer
Marc Frydman
as
Producer
Douglas Urbanski
as
Producer