PRODUCTION
INTRIGUE
Adaptation of Allen Drury’s political novel. Behind the scenes in the U.S. Senate, intrigues are woven around the appointment of a new Secretary of State, revealing secrets and manipulations.
CRITICAL RECEPTION
A critical success, hailed as one of the great political films of its time. The New York Times: “The film draws its strength from its realism and the presence of its performers, including Gene Tierney, superb in her dignity.”
Dolly Harrison, an elegant socialite who moves in the circles of power and plays the privileged observer of this political game. A reunion with Otto Preminger, who had directed her in Laura and Whirlpool. Gene sees it as a kind of conclusion to his Hollywood career.
