The Contender

The Contender (2000)

Sometimes you can assassinate a leader without firing a shot.

  • Genre: Drama, Thriller
  • Release Date: 2000-10-13
  • User Rating: 6.6/10 from 236 ratings
  • Runtime: 2h 6min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Cinerenta
  • Production Country: Germany, United Kingdom, United States of America
  • Director: Rod Lurie
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Summary

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.

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  • 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
  • Mike Binder

    as Lewis Hollis
  • Robin Thomas

    as William Hanson
  • Kathryn Morris

    as Paige Willomina
  • 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)
Directing Rod Lurie Director
Camera Denis Maloney Director of Photography
Art Alec Hammond Production Design
Sound Larry Groupé Original Music Composer
Costume & Make-Up Matthew Jacobsen Costume Design
Production Mary Jo Slater Casting
Editing Michael Jablow Editor
Art Halina Gebarowicz Art Direction
Art Eloise Crane Stammerjohn Set Decoration
Production Maurice Leblond Executive Producer
Production Willi Bär Producer
Production Douglas Urbanski Producer
Production Steve Loglisci Co-Producer
Production Scott Shiffman Co-Producer
Production Oriana Robertson Unit Production Manager
Production Marc Frydman Producer
Production James Spies Producer
Writing Rod Lurie Writer
Production Rainer Bienger Executive Producer
Production Gary Oldman Executive Producer
Crew Hubie Kerns Jr. Stunts
Crew Caryn Mower Stunts
Crew Doug Coleman Stunts
Crew Ronnie Rondell Jr. Stunts
Crew Loyd Catlett Stunt Coordinator
Crew Daniel W. Barringer Stunts

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