Film
The Candidate
1972 · 1h 50m · Comedy · Drama
Bill McKay has a lot going for him...but nothing compared to what's coming.
- IMDb
- 7.0
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 89%
- Metacritic
- 66
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Overview
Bill McKay is a candidate for the U.S. Senate from California. He has no hope of winning, so he is willing to tweak the establishment.
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Cast
Robert Redford
Bill McKay
Peter Boyle
Marvin Lucas
Melvyn Douglas
John J. McKay
Don Porter
Senator Crocker Jarmon
Allen Garfield
Klein
Karen Carlson
Nancy McKay
Quinn K. Redeker
Rick Jenkin
Morgan Upton
Wally Henderson
Michael Lerner
Paul Corliss
Kenneth Tobey
Floyd J. Starkey
Christopher Pray
David
Joe Miksak
Neil Atkinson
Jenny Sullivan
Lynn
Tom Dahlgren
Pilot
Gerald Hiken
Station Manager
Leslie Allen
Mabel
Crew
- Michael RitchieDirector
- Jeremy LarnerWriter
- Walter CoblenzProducer
- Robert RedfordExecutive Producer
- Victor J. KemperDirector of Photography
- John RubinsteinOriginal Music Composer
- Robert EstrinEditor
- Richard A. HarrisEditor
- Hoyt BowersCasting
Media
Details
- Release date
- June 29, 1972
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Runtime
- 1h 50m
- Rated
- PG
- Budget
- $1,600,000
- Revenue
- $2,500,000
- Genres
- Comedy, Drama
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