La seduzione del potere
Trama
Il privato è politico per il senatore Tynan, che nella scalata al potere sacrifica una storia d'amore per esibire l'ipocrita immagine di tranquillo marito e padre. Schatzberg, robusto artigiano di successo negli anni '70, tenta la denuncia moralistica del potere, ma gli vien fuori un fumettone high-class con ottimi attori sprecati.
(1979) Dramma
Data rilascio : 17/08/1979
regia di Jerry Schatzberg
Budget : 5.000.000,00 $
Incasso : 19.595.168,00 $
Cast
Alan Alda - Joe Tynan
Barbara Harris - Ellie
Meryl Streep - Karen Traynor
Rip Torn - Senator Kittner
Melvyn Douglas - Senator Birney
Charles Kimbrough - Francis
Carrie Nye - Aldena Kittner
Michael Higgins - Senator Pardew
Blanche Baker - Janet
Maureen Anderman - Joe's Secretary
Chris Arnold - Jerry
John Badila - Reporter on TV Screen
Robert Christian - Arthur Briggs
Maurice Copeland - Mr. Edward Anderson
Lu Elrod - Congresswoman at Party
Clarence Felder - Golf Pro
Gus Fleming - Eric
Merv Griffin - Himself
Marian Hailey - Sheila Lerner
Dan Hedaya - Alex Heller
Ronald Hunter - TV News Director
Walter Klavun - Waldorf M.C.
Norman La Rochelle - Oscar Harris
Kaiulani Lee - Angela
Charles Levin - John Cairn
Christopher McHale - Bert – Radio Aide
Ron Menchine - Senator Aikers
Michael Miller - Reporter Tom
Bill Moor - Barry Traynor
Novella Nelson - Carla Willis
Stephen D. Newman - Congressman Wayne Tiller
Eric Pederson - Waiter
Wyman Pendleton - Dick Harman
Don Plumley - Clerk at Golf Resort
Ben Prestbury - Servant
Adam Ross - Paul Tynan
Frederick Rolf - Harvard Professor
Peter Henry Schroeder - Ned (The Senator)
William Shust - Ned Townes
Cathy Simpson - TV Station Secretary
Martha Sherrill - Woman at Golf Resort
Ben Slack - Man in T-Shirt
Leon B. Stevens - Senator Hamer
Frank Stoegerer - Reporter
Suzanne Stone - Reporter
Kay Todd - Woman at Party
Jeff R. Wallace - Elevator Operator
Nathan Wilansky - Senate Clerk
Joe Cipriano - Photographer (uncredited)
T.G. Finkbinder - Senate Aid (uncredited)
Stephen Frazier - Senator's Aide (uncredited)
Frank Kahlil Wheaton - Senate Aide (uncredited)