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Key Details

Release StatusReleased
Release Date1948-04-30
Languageen
Runtime2h 4m
Budget$2,600,000
Production

Liberty Films, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

6.8(76)
•1948•2h 4m

State of the Union

"How's the State of the Union? It's GREAT!"

ComedyDrama

Overview

An industrialist is urged to run for President, but this requires uncomfortable compromises on both political and marital levels.

Director
Frank Capra
Writing & Screenplay
Anthony VeillerMyles Connolly
Cinematography
George J. Folsey

Principal Cast

32 credited
Spencer Tracy
Spencer TracyGrant Matthews
Katharine Hepburn
Katharine HepburnMary Matthews
Van Johnson
Van JohnsonSpike McManus
Angela Lansbury
Angela LansburyKay Thorndyke
Adolphe Menjou
Adolphe MenjouJim Conover
Lewis Stone
Lewis StoneSam Thorndyke
Margaret Hamilton
Margaret HamiltonNorah
Charles Dingle
Charles DingleBill Nolard Hardy
Charles Lane
Charles LaneBlink Moran
Howard Smith
Howard SmithSam I. Parrish

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