State of the Union

State of the Union

6.8IMDb Score
Released:1948-04-30
Duration:124 min
Director:Frank Capra
Actors:Spencer Tracy, Katharine Hepburn, Van Johnson, Angela Lansbury, Adolphe Menjou
Production:Liberty Films, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Overview:

An industrialist is urged to run for President, but this requires uncomfortable compromises on both political and marital levels.

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