Henry Fonda for President (2025)
A descendent of the founder of the nearby village of Fonda, Henry Fonda rose through Hollywood to embody America’s quintessential everyman. “Fonda starred as Abe Lincoln, Tom Joad, Wyatt Earp, and the honest naval officer Mister Roberts,” notes film historian J. Hoberman (Artforum). “He was the protagonist of The Wrong Man (1956) and of 12 Angry Men (1957). He fought for democracy in the Spanish Civil War on-screen… and in World War II in actuality. He personified New Deal democracy, Cold War liberalism, and—thanks to his rebellious children—the 1960s generation gap.
Welcome to the United States of Fonda! “Henry Fonda For President” is no less than an essay about the United States itself, viewed through the life and work of Fonda, a very private man who insisted he had “no good answers to anything.” Guided by his voice (recorded during his last interview in 1981), as well as by clips from key onscreen performances, audiences will see America as never seen before. Not rated. 184 minutes.
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