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Primary Colors(1998)
Status: Released
Date: 1998-03-20
63%
319 Votes
Time: 2h 23m
What went down on the way to the top.
Overview:
In this adaptation of the best-selling roman à clef about Bill Clinton's 1992 run for the White House, the young and gifted Henry Burton is tapped to oversee the presidential campaign of Governor Jack Stanton. Burton is pulled into the politician's colorful world and looks on as Stanton -- who has a wandering eye that could be his downfall -- contends with his ambitious wife, Susan, and an outspoken adviser, Richard Jemmons.
Languages: English.
Countries:
France,
Germany,
Japan,
United Kingdom,
United States of America
Budget: $65,000,000.00
Revenue: $52,090,187.00
ProductionCompanies: 
Icarus
Movie: Primary Colors
Top 10 Billed Cast
John Travolta
Jack Stanton
Emma Thompson
Susan Stanton
Billy Bob Thornton
Richard Jemmons
Adrian Lester
Henry Burton
Maura Tierney
Daisy Green
Paul Guilfoyle
Howard Ferguson
Larry Hagman
Gov. Fred Picker
Kathy Bates
Libby Holden
Diane Ladd
Mamma Stanton
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