Release date:Oct 13, 2000

Runtime:2h 6m

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The Contender

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Synopsis of "The Contender":

"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."

Director:

Rod Lurie

Genres:

DramaThriller

Language:

English

Cast of "The Contender":

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 L. 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

Douglas Urbanski ... as Makerowitz

Noah Fryrear ... as Timmy

Angelica Page ... as Dierdra

Joseph Lyle Taylor ... as Paul Smith

Kevin Geer ... as Congressman Skakle

Doug Roberts ... as Congressman Harding

Mariel Hemingway ... as Cynthia Lee

Bev Appleton ... as Congressman Marshall

Sandra Register ... as Glenda

Anthony Booth ... as Peter Crenshaw

Andrew Boothby ... as Steve Poullet

Irene Ziegler ... as Maggie Runyon

Del Driver ... as Director Friend

Sean Pratt ... as Wilke

Bill Bevins ... as Anchorman

Ed Sala ... as Show Producer

Kirk Penberthy ... as Stevenson

Justin Dray ... as Stagehand

David Laubacher ... as Reporter #4

David Bridgewater ... as Aide

Kevin Grantz ... as Secret Service Chief

Michael Kennedy ... as Congressman Fletcher

David Londoner ... as Congressman Jones

Larry King ... as Larry King

Amit Mehta ... as ABU Hunter

Catherine Shaffner ... as Patricia Lavameer

Liz Marks ... as Sheila

Sherri Richmond ... as Reporter

Teresa Jones ... as Reporter

Lynn West ... as Reporter

Heather Rosbeck ... as Elaine Bidwell

Dawn Westbrook ... as Secretary

Jolene Carroll ... as Maid

Michael Goodwin ... as Reporter

Ashly Covington ... as Aide (uncredited)

Cynthia Webb ... as Nurse (uncredited)

Caryn Mower ... as Drowning Victim (uncredited)

Robert Shepherd ... as Congressman (uncredited)

Denis Maloney ... as White House Photographer (uncredited)

Lucas N. Hall ... as Congressional Aid (uncredited)

Crew:

Denis Maloney... (Director of Photography)

Larry Groupé... (Original Music Composer)

Halina Gebarowicz... (Art Direction)

Alec Hammond... (Production Design)

Matthew Jacobsen... (Costume Design)

Mary Jo Slater... (Casting)

Michael Jablow... (Editor)

Eloise Crane Stammerjohn... (Set Decoration)

Steve Loglisci... (Co-Producer)

Marc Frydman... (Producer)

James Spies... (Producer)

Oriana Robertson... (Unit Production Manager)

Rod Lurie... (Writer)

Willi Bär... (Producer)

Douglas Urbanski... (Producer)

Gary Oldman... (Executive Producer)

Scott Shiffman... (Co-Producer)

Rainer Bienger... (Executive Producer)

Maurice Leblond... (Executive Producer)

Doug Coleman... (Stunts)

Hubie Kerns Jr.... (Stunts)

Caryn Mower... (Stunts)

Ronnie Rondell Jr.... (Stunts)

Daniel W. Barringer... (Stunts)

Loyd Catlett... (Stunt Coordinator)

Content rating:

R (United States) · TP (France) · 12 (Germany)