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The Last Hurrah

… something to shout about!

7.2(66)19581h 57m2

In a changing world where television has become the main source of information, Adam Caulfield, a young sports journalist, witnesses how his uncle, Frank Skeffington, a veteran and honest politician, mayor of a New England town, tries to be reelected while bankers and captains of industry conspire in the shadows to place a weak and manageable candidate in the city hall.

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Released
Budget
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Box office
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Language
English
  • husband wife relationship
  • based on novel or book
  • election campaign
  • irish-american
  • black humor
  • politician
  • family secrets
  • class differences
  • co-workers relationship
  • uncle nephew relationship
  • political satire
  • town mayor

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Behind the camera

Director

John Ford

Produced in

United States of America

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • PremiereNRBoston, Massachusetts22 Oct 1958
    • PremiereNew York City, New York23 Oct 1958
    • PremiereLos Angeles, California29 Oct 1958
  • United KingdomGB

    • PremiereLondon26 Dec 1958
    • Theatrical8 Feb 1959
  • AustraliaAU

    • Theatrical6 Mar 1959
  • BelgiumBE

    • PremiereBrussels7 Aug 1959
  • BrazilBR

    • Theatrical101 Jan 1959
  • FinlandFI

    • Theatrical6 Mar 1959
  • FranceFR

    • TheatricalU31 Dec 1958
  • GermanyDE

    • Theatrical1210 Apr 1959
  • ItalyIT

    • Theatrical1 Feb 1959
  • NetherlandsNL

    • Theatrical27 Feb 1959
  • PortugalPT

    • TheatricalM/1221 Jul 1959
  • SpainES

    • PremiereBarcelona18 Jun 1970

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The Last Hurrah was released on 31 December 1958.

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    CinemaSerf

    10/9/2023

    7/10

    Spencer Tracy is very much in his element as the long established, ducking and diving, Irish-American city mayor who takes on the blue-blooded commercial powers-that-be in his un-named New England city led by industrialist "Cass" (Basil Rathbone). It plays a little to Irish-American stereotypes across the board - corruption abounds all over the shop; plenty of light hearted cons and arm-twisting being used for the pu…

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