Cast & crew
The Best Man (1964)
Directed by Franklin J. Schaffner Written by Gore Vidal
Cast
| Cliff Robertson | Joe Cantwell |
| Henry Fonda | William Russell |
| Edie Adams | Mabel Cantwell |
| Margaret Leighton | Alice Russell |
| Shelley Berman | Sheldon Bascomb |
| Gene Raymond | Don Cantwell |
| Mahalia Jackson | Mahalia Jackson |
| Lee Tracy | President Art Hockstader |
| Ann Sothern | Sue Ellen Gamadge |
| Kevin McCarthy | Dick Jensen |
| Howard K. Smith | Howard K. Smith |
| John Henry Faulk | Gov. T.T. Claypoole |
| Richard Arlen | Sen. Oscar Anderson |
| Penny Singleton | Mrs. Claypoole (scenes deleted) |
| Anne Newman Bacal | Janet |
| George Furth | Tom |
| Mary Lawrence | Mrs. Merwin |
| H.E. West | Sen. Lazarus |
| Michael MacDonald | Zealot |
| George Kirgo | Speechwriter |
| William R. Ebersol | Gov. John Merwin |
| Natalie Masters | Mrs. Anderson |
| Marie Blake | Cleaning Woman |
| Bill Stout | Bill Stout |
| Tyler McVey | Chairman |
| Sherwood Keith | Doctor |
| Leoda Richards | Cantwell Supporter (uncredited) |
| John Alban | Banquet Guest (uncredited) |
| Gore Vidal | Delegate (uncredited) |
| Leon Alton | Russell Supporter (uncredited) |
| David Armstrong | Russell Campaign Worker (uncredited) |
| Fred Aldrich | Delegate (uncredited) |
| Billy Beck | Party Guest (uncredited) |
| George Bruggeman | Reporter (uncredited) |
| Donald Chaffin | Supporter (uncredited) |
| Dick Cherney | Reporter (uncredited) |
| Noble 'Kid' Chissell | Man at Pool (uncredited) |
| Rupert Crosse | Reporter (uncredited) |
| Jack Daly | Photographer (uncredited) |
| George DeNormand | Cantwell Supporter (uncredited) |
| Kenneth Gibson | Reporter (uncredited) |
| Herschel Graham | Campaign Worker (uncredited) |
| Sam Harris | Cantwell Supporter (uncredited) |
| Don Ames | Supporter (uncredited) |
| Nick Borgani | Reporter (uncredited) |
| George Hoagland | Cantwell Supporter (uncredited) |
| Joi Lansing | Girl at Pool (uncredited) |
| William Henry | Reporter (uncredited) |
| Shep Houghton | Reporter (uncredited) |
| John Indrisano | Mafia Man (uncredited) |
| Eugene Jackson | Delegate (uncredited) |
| James Jeter | Mayor (uncredited) |
| Kenner G. Kemp | Reporter (uncredited) |
| Chester Jones | Delegate (uncredited) |
| Ray Kellogg | Reporter (uncredited) |
| Colin Kenny | Man at Pool (uncredited) |
| Joseph La Cava | Delegate (uncredited) |
| King Lockwood | Cantwell Supporter (uncredited) |
| John Marlin | Delegate (uncredited) |
| Mathew McCue | Man at Delegation (uncredited) |
| Hans Moebus | Banquet Guest (uncredited) |
| Byron Morrow | Master of Ceremonies at Banquet (uncredited) |
| Ron Nyman | Reporter (uncredited) |
| Monty O'Grady | Man at Pool (uncredited) |
| Kenneth Patterson | Delegate (uncredited) |
| Barbara Pepper | Delegate (uncredited) |
| Jean Ransome | Campaign Worker (uncredited) |
| Paul Power | Reporter (uncredited) |
| Fred Rapport | Banquet Guest (uncredited) |
| Tony Regan | Harvey (uncredited) |
| Edward Rickard | Campaign Worker (uncredited) |
| Victor Romito | Security Guard (uncredited) |
| Clark Ross | Reporter (uncredited) |
| Gene Roth | Pennsylvania Delegate (uncredited) |
| John Roy | Banquet Guest (uncredited) |
| Mark Russell | Campaign Worker (uncredited) |
| Cosmo Sardo | Banquet Guest (uncredited) |
| Sammy Shack | Man at Delegation (uncredited) |
| George Simmons | Cantwell Supporter (uncredited) |
| Stephen Soldi | Delegate (uncredited) |
| Ted Stanhope | Governor (uncredited) |
| Norman Stevans | Banquet Guest (uncredited) |
| Bert Stevens | Cantwell Supporter (uncredited) |
| Sara Taft | Mrs. Cantwell, Joe's Mother (uncredited) |
| Maxie Thrower | Delegate (uncredited) |
| Arthur Tovey | Cantwell Supporter (uncredited) |
| Chalky Williams | Police Officer (uncredited) |
| Herbert Winters | Cantwell Supporter (uncredited) |
| Howard Wright | New York Delegate (uncredited) |
Crew
| Ben Hersh | Production Supervisor |
| Marion Rosenberg | Producer's Assistant |
| Robert Goodstein | Unit Manager |
| Dorothy Jeakins | Costume Supervisor |
| George E. Swink | Assistant Editor |
| Kay Thackery | Script Supervisor |
| Virginia Jones | Hairstylist |
| Kathleen Dennis | Wardrobe Designer |
| Ted Tetrick | Wardrobe Designer |
| Richard Mansfield | Set Decoration |
| Lyle R. Wheeler | Production Design |
| Jack Solomon | Sound |
| Robert Johannes | Camera Operator |
| Ben Lane | Makeup Artist |
| Don Hall | Sound Editor |
| Max Frankel | Property Master |
| Hal Ashby | Editorial Consultant |
| Haskell Wexler | Director of Photography |
| Dick Moder | Assistant Director |
| Jim Henrikson | Music Editor |
| Franklin J. Schaffner | Director |
| Tom Mankiewicz | Production Executive |
| Lynn Stalmaster | Casting Director |
| Stuart Millar | Presenter |
| Lawrence Turman | Presenter |
| Mort Lindsey | Original Music Composer |
| Gore Vidal | Screenplay |
| Robert Swink | Editor |
| Stuart Millar | Producer |
| Lawrence Turman | Producer |
| Gore Vidal | Theatre Play |