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The Last Hurrah

1958 · 117 min

Directed by John Ford. Written by Edwin O'Connor, Frank S. Nugent. Starring Spencer Tracy, Jeffrey Hunter, Dianne Foster, Pat O'Brien.

In a changing world where television has become the main source of information, Adam Caulfield, a young sports journalist, witnesses how his uncle, Frank Skeffington, a veteran and honest politician, mayor of a New England town, tries to be reelected while bankers and captains of industry conspire in the shadows to place a weak and manageable candidate in the city hall.

Critics 83% · audiences 81% · streaming on fuboTV

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