Hail! | |
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Directed by | Fred Levinson |
Screenplay by | Phil Dusenberry and Larry Spiegel |
Starring | Dan Resin Richard B. Shull Dick O'Neill |
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Running time | 85 minutes |
Country | USA |
Hail! (aka Hail to the Chief, Mr. President, Washington, B.C) is an American political comedy film directed 1970-1971 by Fred Levinson to a screenplay by Phil Dusenberry and Larry Spiegel. The film was screened 1972,[1] but not released until 1973.[2]
Made during the administration of President Richard Nixon, the movie follows a presidential adviser who learns that the Chief Executive is jailing and persecuting others who oppose his strict mandates.