The Contender

Name: The Contender
Cast: Joan Allen, Gary Oldman, Jeff Bridges, Christian Slater, Sam Elliott

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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.

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Cast & Crew

Director: Rod LurieProducers: Douglas Urbanski, Gary Oldman, James Spies, Marc Frydman, Maurice Leblond, Rainer Bienger, Willi Bär

Joan Allen

as Laine Hanson

Gary Oldman

as Shelly Runyon

Jeff Bridges

as President Jackson Evans

Christian Slater

as Reginald Webster

Sam Elliott

as Kermit Newman

William L. Petersen

as Jack Hathaway

Saul Rubinek

as Jerry Tolliver

Philip Baker Hall

as Oscar Billings

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