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  1. The Candidate is a 1972 American political comedy-drama film starring Robert Redford and Peter Boyle, and directed by Michael Ritchie.The Academy Award–winning screenplay, which examines the various facets and machinations involved in political campaigns, was written by Jeremy Larner, a speechwriter for Senator Eugene J. McCarthy during McCarthy's campaign for the 1968 Democratic presidential nomination.

  2. Aug 5, 1972 · The Candidate: Directed by Michael Ritchie. With Robert Redford, Peter Boyle, Melvyn Douglas, Don Porter. Bill McKay is a candidate for the U.S. Senate from California.

    • (12K)
    • Comedy, Drama
    • Michael Ritchie
    • 1972-08-05
  3. Idealistic young lawyer Bill McKay (Robert Redford), thoroughly involved with civil rights, legal aid and ecology, agrees to run for the U.S. Senate - not to win, he tells himself, but to bring vital issues before the voters. He despises political deals and compromises, but when the possibility of victory overshadows what seemed like certain ...

  4. Without a candidate to run for the senate seat against admired Republican Crocker Jarmon (Don Porter), campaign manager Marvin Lucas (Peter Boyle) recruits leftist lawyer Bill McKay (Robert Redford).

    • (36)
    • Michael Ritchie
    • PG
    • Robert Redford
  5. OSCAR® winner. The Candidate (1972) Robert Redford plays an idealistic attorney running for officein this marvellous, biting, satire on media-age political campaigns. Peter Boyleand Melvyn Douglas co-star. 597IMDb 7.01 h 50 min1972. X-RayPG. Comedy · Drama ·Biting·Cerebral.

  6. The Candidate is a 1972 American political comedy-drama film starring Robert Redford and Peter Boyle, and directed by Michael Ritchie. The Academy Award-winning screenplay, which examines the various facets and machinations involved in political campaigns, was written by Jeremy Larner, a speechwriter for Senator Eugene J. McCarthy during McCarthy's campaign for the 1968 Democratic presidential nomination.

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  8. Michael Ritchie. Director. Jeremy Larner. Screenplay. Written by Andres Gomez on July 18, 2015. 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.