The Man 1972

Name: The Man
Released: 1972-07-19
Cast: James Earl Jones, Martin Balsam, Burgess Meredith, Lew Ayres, William Windom

Synopsis:

When the President and Speaker of the House are killed in a building collapse, and the Vice-President declines the office due to age and ill-health, Senate President pro tempore Douglas Dilman (James Earl Jones) suddenly becomes the first black man to occupy the Oval Office. The events from that day to the next election when he must decide if he will actually run challenge his skills as a politician and leader.

Directed by:	Joseph Sargent
Written by:	Rod Serling
Release date:	1972-07-19
Runtime:	93 minutes
Tagline:	It took an accident to make this man President of the United States. What they do to him now won't be an accident.