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The Contender(2000)
Status: Released
Date: 2000-10-13
67%
249 Votes
Time: 2h 6m
Sometimes you can assassinate a leader without firing a shot.
Overview:
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.
Languages: German, English.
Countries:
Germany,
United Kingdom,
United States of America
Budget: $20,000,000.00
Revenue: $22,428,990.00
ProductionCompanies: 
Cinerenta
Cinecontender Internationale
Battleplan Productions
SE8 Group
Movie: The Contender
Top 10 Billed Cast
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
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