The Candidate (1972)
The Candidate is a 1972 comedy movie directed by Michael Ritchie, with a running time of 1h 50m. It stars Robert Redford, Peter Boyle and Melvyn Douglas.
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 as Bill McKay
- Peter Boyle as Marvin Lucas
- Melvyn Douglas as John J. McKay
- Don Porter as Senator Crocker Jarmon
- Allen Garfield as Klein
- Karen Carlson as Nancy McKay
- Quinn K. Redeker as Rick Jenkin
- Morgan Upton as Wally Henderson
- Michael Lerner as Paul Corliss
- Kenneth Tobey as Floyd J. Starkey
- Christopher Pray as David
- Joe Miksak as Neil Atkinson
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