Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Frank Capra / US, 1939 / 128 min.
Fake news? Smear campaigns? They've been around longer than we're likely to think, as is evident from Frank Capra's classic about a young senator who takes a stand against political corruption. A fitting choice in the week of the US presidential election.
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington is one of the greatest American political films and features a young James Stewart as Jefferson Smith. This young idealistic senator refuses to give in to corruption and wages war on Washington’s political establishment, which doesn’t help. A smart media campaign aims to destroy Smith’s squeaky clean image, however the young senator manages to stay afloat.
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Director
Frank Capra
Production year
1939
Country
US
Original title
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Length
128 min.
Language
English
Subtitles
NLD
Format
35mm
Part of
Eye Classics
Eye’s collection includes a wealth of classics. With the Eye Classics series, Eye brings film history even closer. Every week, we screen at least three classics from the collection under one recognisable name: Eye Classics.
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