The Contender
“Sometimes you can assassinate a leader without firing a shot.”
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
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Joan Allen
Laine Hanson
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William Petersen
Jack Hathaway
Gary Oldman
Shelly Runyon
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Jeff Bridges
President Jackson Evans
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Christian Slater
Reginald Webster
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Sam Elliott
Kermit Newman
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William L. Petersen
Jack Hathaway
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Saul Rubinek
Jerry Tolliver
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Philip Baker Hall
Oscar Billings
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Robin Thomas
William Hanson
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Kathryn Morris
Paige Willomina
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Mike Binder
Lewis Hollis
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Rod Lurie Director · Larry Groupé Composer Denis Maloney Cinematographer
Worldwide gross $22M · Budget $20M · United States release October 13, 2000
Box office
Budget
$20,000,000
Worldwide gross
$22,428,990
Gross vs. budget
1.1×
Production
Cinerenta
Production
Cinecontender Internationale
Production
Battleplan Productions
Production
SE8 Group
Production
DreamWorks
Studio
Cinerenta Medienbeteiligungs KG
Production
Germany · United Kingdom · United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · German
Release dates
United States · October 13, 2000
Theatrical
United States · March 6, 2001
Physical · DVD
France
May 4, 2001 · Theatrical
Germany
June 29, 2001 · Theatrical
Greece
April 27, 2001 · Theatrical
Ireland
April 20, 2001 · Digital
Japan
June 23, 2001 · Digital
Türkiye
March 16, 2001 · Theatrical
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