Putney Swope

1969 R 1h 24m 6.8

The board of directors at a Madison Avenue ad agency must elect a new chairman. In the maneuvering to make sure that enemies don't get votes, all the members accidentally cast their ballot for the board's token black man, Putney Swope.

Dark satire in which the token black man on the executive board of an advertising firm is accidentally put in charge. Renaming the business "Truth and Soul, Inc.", he replaces the tight regime of monied white ad men with his militant brothers. Soon afterwards, however, the power that comes with its position takes its toll on Putney...

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Main Cast

Arnold Johnson Arnold Johnson Putney Swope
Stan Gottlieb Stan Gottlieb Nathan
Allen Garfield Allen Garfield Elias, Jr.
Archie Russell Archie Russell Joker
Ramon Gordon Ramon Gordon Bissinger
Bert Lawrence Bert Lawrence Hawker
Joe Madden Joe Madden Mr. Syllables
Antonio Fargas Antonio Fargas The Arab
Laura Greene Laura Greene Mrs. Swope
Allan Arbus Allan Arbus Mr. Bad News
David Kirk David Kirk Elias, Sr.

Creators

Robert Downey Sr. Robert Downey Sr. Director, Writer

Putney Swope Videos

Robert Downey Sr. and Paul Thomas Anderson on Putney Swope
Putney Swope (1969) ORIGINAL TRAILER [HD 1080p]
Dan Ireland on PUTNEY SWOPE

Info about Putney Swope

Studio(s): Herald Productions (II)

Originally Released: United States on Jul 10, 1969

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Budget: $200,000.00

Genres: Comedy

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