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The Contender

Rod Lurie

2000 • 2h 6m

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...

The Contender

The Contender - Trailer

Cast

Joan Allen

Joan AllenLaine Hanson

Gary Oldman

Gary OldmanShelly Runyon

Jeff Bridges

Jeff BridgesPresident Jackson Evans

Christian Slater

Christian SlaterReginald Webster

Sam Elliott

Sam ElliottKermit Newman

William L. Petersen

William L. PetersenJack Hathaway

Saul Rubinek

Saul RubinekJerry Tolliver

Philip Baker Hall

Philip Baker HallOscar Billings

Robin Thomas

Robin ThomasWilliam Hanson

Kathryn Morris

Kathryn MorrisPaige Willomina

Mike Binder

Mike BinderLewis Hollis

Kristen Shaw

Kristen ShawFiona Hathaway

Douglas Urbanski

Douglas UrbanskiMakerowitz

Noah FryrearTimmy

Angelica Page

Angelica PageDierdra

Crew

Rod Lurie

Rod LurieDirector

Mary Jo Slater

Mary Jo SlaterCasting

Marc Frydman

Marc FrydmanProducer

Willi Bär

Willi BärProducer

Douglas Urbanski

Douglas UrbanskiProducer

Gary Oldman

Gary OldmanExecutive Producer

Doug Coleman

Doug ColemanStunts

Caryn Mower

Caryn MowerStunts

Ronnie Rondell Jr.

Ronnie Rondell Jr.Stunts

Loyd Catlett

Loyd CatlettStunt Coordinator

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