After the death of a United States Senator, idealistic Jefferson Smith is appointed as his replacement in Washington. Soon, the naive and earnest new senator has to battle political corruption.
Title | Mr. Smith Goes to Washington |
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Year | 1939 |
Genre | Comedy, Drama |
Country | United States of America |
Studio | Columbia Pictures |
Cast | James Stewart, Jean Arthur, Claude Rains, Edward Arnold, Guy Kibbee, Thomas Mitchell |
Crew | Sidney Buchman (Screenplay), Gene Havlick (Editor), Lewis R. Foster (Story), Frank Capra (Director), Joseph Walker (Director of Photography), Dimitri Tiomkin (Original Music Composer) |
Keyword | governor, washington dc, usa, senate, senator, sightseeing, politician, idealist, dam, camp, conservative, black and white, disillusionment, political corruption, integrity, usa politics, determination, filibuster, walkout, political machine, smear campaign, expulsion attempt |
Release | Oct 19, 1939 |
Runtime | 129 minutes |
Quality | HD |
IMDb | 7.90 / 10 by 1,047 users |
Popularity | 14 |
Budget | 1,500,000 |
Revenue | 9,600,000 |
Language | English |