The Candidate
Bill McKay has a lot going for him...but nothing compared to what's coming.
1972 | 110m | English
Popularity: 2 (history)
| Director: | Michael Ritchie |
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| Writer: | Jeremy Larner |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Jun 29, 1972 |
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| Director: | Michael Ritchie |
| Writer: | Jeremy Larner |
| Genres: | Comedy, Drama |
| Keywords | politics, political candidate, political campaign, california, u.s. senator |
| Production Companies | Warner Bros. Pictures, Redford-Ritchie Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $2,500,000
Budget: $1,600,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 (Update) Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Jason Goodrow | Boy in the Commercial |
| Robert De Anda | Jaime |
| Robert Goldsby | Fleischer |
| Mike Barnicle | Wilson |
| Natalie Wood | Natalie Wood |
| Fred Harris | Sen. Fred Harris |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| John Rubinstein | Original Music Composer |
| Michael Ritchie | Director |
| Victor J. Kemper | Director of Photography |
| Jeremy Larner | Screenplay |
| Patrizia von Brandenstein | Set Decoration |
| Gene Callahan | Production Design |
| Patricia Norris | Costume Design |
| Hoyt Bowers | Casting |
| Richard A. Harris | Editor |
| Robert Estrin | Editor |
| Richard Portman | Sound Mixer |
| Gene S. Cantamessa | Sound Mixer |
| Marcia Lucas | Editor, Assistant Editor |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Robert Redford | Executive Producer |
| Walter Coblenz | Producer |
| Nelson Rising | Associate Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Academy Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Sylvia Miles | Nominated |
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The cast is really good and Redford delivers a great performance. The story depicts the trip from an activist in the way to become the politician he was despising from the beginning, showing all the things that is is dropping in the raise to the election. However, the story is a bit rushed and th ... e transfixing is not so evident as it could have been depicted.
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