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The Congressman
Maine Congressman Charlie Winship is put under pressure of public when he learns by heart a pledge of allegiance.
18 February 1959, Bournemouth, Dorset, England, UK
11 June 1971, Melrose, Massachusetts, USA
21 December 1946, New York City, New York, USA
12 August 1939, Memphis, Tennessee, USA
20 August 1965, Portland, Maine, USA
May 17, 2016
Schmaltzy, simplistic and sincere - about "slowing down to the rhythm of the sea."
April 27, 2016
The Congressman's politics and morals are childishly simple, featuring archvillains suffering buffoonish pratfalls and love stories that start up abruptly and quickly fizzle.
April 28, 2016
This earnest political drama means well but deserves no votes for its stilted dialogue, poorly drawn characters and inept plotting and direction.
November 29, 2016
So-so political drama has lots of strong language.
May 12, 2016
Though sparklingly lush Maine locales compensate for the film's TV-movie aesthetics, the story never rises above small-screen niceties.
June 04, 2016
Mr. Smith Does Not Go To Washington. Hey, a dramatic film actually about something. In this case, Treat Williams does dismayed and dropping out of DC politics, as The Congressman. But first invoking Sen. Margaret Chase Smith denouncing McCarthy back then.