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State of the Union

1948·2h 4m·Approved
DramaComedy
IMDb Rating
★ 7.2/10
4,640 votes

An industrialist is urged to run for President, but this requires uncomfortable compromises on both political and marital levels.

State of the Union is a 1948 drama comedy movie directed by Frank Capra, starring Katharine Hepburn, Spencer Tracy, Angela Lansbury. It holds an IMDb rating of 7.2/10 from 4,640 votes and runs 2h 4m.

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Director
Frank Capra
Stars
Katharine Hepburn
Spencer Tracy
Angela Lansbury
Van Johnson
Details
1948-04-30
124 min
Movie
Approved
★ United States
★ English
Keywords
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