Last Hurrah

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:single
gptkb:novel
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Bebe_Rexha
gptkbp:adaptation gptkb:theatre
gptkb:film
gptkbp:album The Mamas & the Papas Deliver
gptkbp:artist gptkb:The_Mamas_&_the_Papas
gptkbp:author gptkb:Edwin_O'_Connor
gptkbp:character_arc Frank Skeffington's journey
gptkbp:character_development Frank Skeffington's decline
gptkbp:character_relationships Frank and his opponents
Frank and his supporters
gptkbp:chart_position #20 on Billboard Hot 100
gptkbp:conflict gptkb:military_conflict
gptkbp:critical_reception positive
gptkbp:cultural_impact influenced political narratives
influenced political novels
gptkbp:cultural_references elections
American politics
political campaigns
urban life
American democracy
political corruption
Irish-American identity
Boston politics
gptkbp:director gptkb:John_Frankenheimer
gptkb:Robert_L._Freedman
gptkb:J._Lee_Thompson
gptkb:Irvin_Kershner
gptkbp:filmography gptkb:Spencer_Tracy
gptkb:Pat_O'_Brien
gptkb:Debbie_Reynolds
gptkb:Eli_Wallach
gptkb:John_Houseman
gptkb:Peter_O'_Toole
gptkb:Robert_H._Livingston
gptkbp:genre gptkb:Pop
political fiction
Political fiction
gptkbp:historical_context 1950s America
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Last Hurrah
gptkbp:influenced_by real-life politicians
Irish-American culture
gptkbp:influences American literature
gptkbp:inspiration political campaigns
real-life political figures
gptkbp:is_motivated_by desire for power
desire for respect
desire for legacy
gptkbp:isbn 978-0-312-42780-0
gptkbp:label gptkb:Dunhill_Records
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:length 3:10
gptkbp:main_character gptkb:Frank_Skeffington
gptkbp:media_adaptations gptkb:Robert_L._Freedman
gptkbp:motif gptkb:betrayal
gptkb:loyalty
change
gptkbp:narrative_style gptkb:language
realism
third-person
flashbacks
characterization
gptkbp:notable_quote " It's not the winning, it's the taking part."
" Politics is a game of chance."
" The last hurrah is a great American tradition."
" The people are the ones who decide."
" You can't be a politician without being a little bit of a liar."
gptkbp:page_count 320
384
gptkbp:producer gptkb:Lou_Adler
gptkbp:published_by gptkb:1956
gptkbp:publisher gptkb:Little,_Brown_and_Company
gptkbp:release_year gptkb:1958
gptkb:1968
gptkb:1970
gptkb:1977
gptkb:2000
gptkbp:released gptkb:2019
gptkbp:screenplay_by gptkb:Earl_Hamner_Jr.
gptkb:William_Hanley
gptkbp:setting gptkb:Boston
gptkbp:significance explores political themes
gptkbp:starring gptkb:Richard_Kiley
gptkb:Eileen_Brennan
gptkb:John_Mc_Martin
gptkbp:symbolism the end of an era
gptkbp:theme gptkb:historical_event
gptkbp:writer gptkb:John_Phillips