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Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

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Status

Released

Release Date

Oct 19, 1939

Runtime

2h 9m

Genres

Comedy, Drama

User Score

79%

Original Title

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

Production Companies

Columbia Pictures

Director

Frank Capra

Budget

$1,500,000

Revenue

$9,600,000

Description

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.