Overview
The longtime head of a powerful political machine is determined to win a fourth election and stay in power, despite challenges to his regime by young, dissatisfied opponents, and his worries that his age and his ill health may have an effect on the election's outcome.
Cast
- Carroll O'Connor as Frank Skeffington
- Leslie Ackerman as Prudy Cass
- Burgess Meredith as Cardinal Burke
- John Anderson as Amos Force
- Dana Andrews as Roger Shanley
- Jack Carter as Sam Weinberg
- Mariette Hartley as Clare Gardiner
- Patrick O'Neal as Norman Cass
- Paul Picerni as Dr. Mike Santangelo
- Patrick Wayne as Robert 'Bobby' Skeffington