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State of the Union
“How's the State of the Union? It's GREAT!”
6.8 / 10• 1948• 2h 4m•NR• English
ComedyDrama
Storyline
An industrialist is urged to run for President, but this requires uncomfortable compromises on both political and marital levels.
Cast & Crew
Spencer Tracy
Grant Matthews
Lead
Katharine Hepburn
Mary Matthews
Van Johnson
Spike McManus
Angela Lansbury
Kay Thorndyke
Adolphe Menjou
Jim Conover
Lewis Stone
Sam Thorndyke
Margaret Hamilton
Norah
Charles Dingle
Bill Nolard Hardy
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Frank Capra's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. State of the Union is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
