En un món canviant en què la televisió s'ha convertit en la font d'informació principal, Adam Caulfield, un jove periodista esportiu, és testimoni de com el seu oncle, Frank Skeffington, un veterà i honest polític, alcalde d'una ciutat de Nova Anglaterra , intenta ser reelegit mentre banquers i empresaris conspiren a l'ombra per col·locar a l'ajuntament un candidat feble i manejable.
Genre: Drama
Stars: Spencer Tracy, Jeffrey Hunter, Dianne Foster, Pat O’Brien, Basil Rathbone, Donald Crisp
Crew: Jack Murray (Editor), Frank S. Nugent (Screenplay), Edwin O'Connor (Novel), John Ford (Director), Robert Peterson (Art Direction), John Ford (Producer)
Country: United States of America
Language: English
Studio: Columbia Pictures
Runtime: 117 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Dec 31, 1958
IMDb: 3.9
Keywords: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, usa politics, mayoral campaign, mayoral candidate, social prejudices, mayoral election