这是斯塔顿总统（丹尼斯·奎德 Dennis Quaid 饰）这几年来头一遭翻开报纸，没想到，关于自己的负面新闻以排山倒海之势扑面而来，大受打击的斯塔顿顿时陷入了郁郁寡欢之中，行为举止也日渐怪异。作为斯塔顿的得力助手，萨特（威廉·达福 Willem Dafoe 饰）感到十分焦急。竞选在即，不断下跌的支持率让他所支持的这位竞选人离连任的目标越来越远。...
In December 1776, Benjamin Franklin is world famous for his electrical experiments. But his passion and power are put to the test when he embarks on a secret mission to France — with the fate of American independence hanging in the balance....
