Advise & Consent

1962 · 139 MIN · IMDB 7.7 · 7,776 VOTES · DIR. Otto Preminger

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Overview

Proposed by the President of the United States to fill the post of Secretary of State, Robert Leffingwell appears before a Senate committee, chaired by the idealistic Senator Brig Anderson, which must decide whether he is the right person for the job.

Dialogue Timeline — 1,815 lines

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00:02:41 Thank you.
00:07:43 What's on your mind, Lafe?
00:13:05 He's not here. He went out.
00:18:43 - Senator, quorum call. - Opposed, sir. Diametrically opposed.
00:23:13 They have no purpose but to block criticism of Leffingwell.
00:28:20 - He's in the club, isn't he? - What club?
00:35:16 If not wholeheartedly, certainly without fear.
00:40:09 Well, sir, I might say the chairman's doing a pretty good job of it right now.
00:45:19 - Will you give Seab Cooley a free hand? - Oh, come on.
00:50:39 Mr. Gelman.
00:56:06 Look, you talk about being under oath.
01:02:10 He has enough votes sewed up to get you through on the floor.
01:08:03 I am telling the Senate exactly what happened.
01:12:56 Just let me know.
01:19:08 But in this case, his confirmation as secretary of state...
01:26:05 Hello, Seab.
01:33:23 When did I become the little woman who's supposed to sit at home and know nothing?
01:38:48 When he comes home, tell him to call me at Dolly Harrison's.
01:45:02 Newark Airport!
01:56:04 Did Brig have any idea about...
02:02:02 here in Washington.
02:07:11 ... free of political commitments, guided only by their own conviction...
02:11:25 - No. - Mr. Eaves.
02:18:00 [ENGLISH]

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,815
Dialogue density13.1 lines / min
First line00:02:41
Final line02:18:00

Production Record

DirectorOtto Preminger
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes7,776