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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.

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The Contender

October 13, 2000
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Cast (52)

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
Mike Binder
Lewis Hollis
Robin Thomas
William Hanson
Kathryn Morris
Paige Willomina
Kristen Shaw
Fiona Hathaway
Douglas Urbanski
Makerowitz
Kevin Geer
Congressman Skakle
Doug Roberts
Congressman Harding
Mariel Hemingway
Cynthia Lee
Bev Appleton
Congressman Marshall
Anthony Booth
Peter Crenshaw
Andrew Boothby
Steve Poullet
Irene Ziegler
Maggie Runyon
Del Driver
Director Friend
Bill Bevins
Anchorman
Ed Sala
Show Producer
Kirk Penberthy
Stevenson
Justin Dray
Stagehand
David Laubacher
Reporter #4
Kevin Grantz
Secret Service Chief
Michael Kennedy
Congressman Fletcher
David Londoner
Congressman Jones
Larry King
Larry King
Amit Mehta
ABU Hunter
Catherine Shaffner
Patricia Lavameer
Liz Marks
Sheila
Teresa Jones
Reporter
Lynn West
Reporter
Heather Rosbeck
Elaine Bidwell
Dawn Westbrook
Secretary
Ashly Covington
Aide (uncredited)
Cynthia Webb
Nurse (uncredited)
Caryn Mower
Drowning Victim (uncredited)
Robert Shepherd
Congressman (uncredited)
Denis Maloney
White House Photographer (uncredited)
Lucas N. Hall
Congressional Aid (uncredited)

Crew (26)

Directing

Rod Lurie
Director

Writing

Rod Lurie
Writer

Production

Gary Oldman
Executive Producer
Marc Frydman
Producer
Willi Bär
Producer
Scott Shiffman
Co-Producer
James Spies
Producer
Rainer Bienger
Executive Producer
Oriana Robertson
Unit Production Manager
Maurice Leblond
Executive Producer
Steve Loglisci
Co-Producer

Sound

Larry Groupé
Original Music Composer

Art

Alec Hammond
Production Design
Halina Gebarowicz
Art Direction

Camera

Denis Maloney
Director of Photography

Costume & Make-Up

Matthew Jacobsen
Costume Design

Crew

Editing

Lighting

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