The Seduction of Joe Tynan

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The Seduction of Joe Tynan is a 1979 political drama film starring Alan Alda as a rising U.S. senator whose ambition and personal life collide amid a contentious Supreme Court nomination.

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instanceOf film
political drama film
character Ellie Tynan NERFINISHED
Joe Tynan NERFINISHED
Karen Traynor NERFINISHED
cinematographer Adam Holender NERFINISHED
composer Bill Conti NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
director Jerry Schatzberg NERFINISHED
distributor Universal Pictures
editor Sidney Levin NERFINISHED
eraDepicted late 20th century American politics
filmingFormat 35 mm film
genre drama film
political film
hasTitle The Seduction of Joe Tynan NERFINISHED
leadActorRole Alan Alda plays Senator Joe Tynan
mainTheme conflict between political ambition and personal integrity
marital strain caused by career pressures
medium feature film
narrativeFocus a rising U.S. senator facing a contentious Supreme Court nomination
notableFor early major film role for Meryl Streep
originalLanguage English
plotSummary The film follows U.S. Senator Joe Tynan whose political ambition conflicts with his personal life during a controversial Supreme Court nomination fight.
politicalContext U.S. Senate confirmation of a Supreme Court nominee
portrays Supreme Court nomination process
U.S. senators
producer Martin Bregman NERFINISHED
productionCompany Bregman/Baer Productions NERFINISHED
releaseDecade 1970s
releaseYear 1979
runtime approximately 108 minutes
screenwriter Alan Alda NERFINISHED
setting United States politics
starring Alan Alda NERFINISHED
Barbara Harris NERFINISHED
Carrie Nye NERFINISHED
Charles Kimbrough NERFINISHED
Melvyn Douglas NERFINISHED
Meryl Streep NERFINISHED
Peter Fonda NERFINISHED
Rip Torn NERFINISHED
targetAudience adult

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Jerry Schatzberg notableWork The Seduction of Joe Tynan
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