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.
![]() |
Gary Oldman | Shelly Runyon |
![]() |
Joan Allen | Laine Hanson |
![]() |
Jeff Bridges | President Jackson Evans |
![]() |
Christian Slater | Reginald Webster |
![]() |
Sam Elliott | Kermit Newman |
![]() |
William L. Petersen | Jack Hathaway |
![]() |
Saul Rubinek | Jerry Tolliver |
![]() |
Philip Baker Hall | Oscar Billings |
![]() |
Mike Binder | Lewis Hollis |
![]() |
Robin Thomas | William Hanson |
![]() |
Mariel Hemingway | Cynthia Charlton Lee |
![]() |
Kathryn Morris | Paige Willomina |
![]() |
Kristen Shaw | Fiona Hathaway |
![]() |
Douglas Urbanski | Makerowitz |
![]() |
Noah Fryrear | Timmy |
![]() |
Angelica Page | Dierdra |
![]() |
Joseph Lyle Taylor | Paul Smith |
![]() |
Kevin Geer | Congressman Skakle |
![]() |
Doug Roberts | Congressman Harding |
![]() |
Bev Appleton | Congressman Marshall |
![]() |
Sandra Register | Glenda |
![]() |
Anthony Booth | Peter Crenshaw |
![]() |
Andrew C. Boothby | Steven Poullet |
![]() |
Irene Ziegler | Maggie Runyon |
![]() |
Del Driver | Director Friend |
Director | Rod Lurie |
![]() |
Writer | Rod Lurie | |
Producer | Stephanie Antosca, Rainer Bienger, Willi Bär, Marc Frydman, Maurice Leblond, Steve Loglisci, Gary Oldman, Scott Shiffman, James Spies, Douglas Urbanski | |
Musician | Larry Groupé | |
Photography | Denis Maloney |