Oct 13, 2000
126 min
Full-HD

The Contender (2000)

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.

Category

Drama Thriller

Country

Germany United Kingdom United States of America

Companies

Cinerenta Medienbeteiligungs KG Cinecontender Internationale Battleplan Productions SE8 Group DreamWorks Pictures

Joan Allen

Laine Hanson

Gary Oldman

Shelly Runyon

Jeff Bridges

President Jackson Evans

Christian Slater

Reginald Webster

Sam Elliott

Kermit Newman

William Petersen

Jack Hathaway

Saul Rubinek

Jerry Tolliver

Philip Baker Hall

Oscar Billings

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