The Candidate
June 29, 1972•1h 50m•★ 6.5
ComedyDrama
“Bill McKay has a lot going for him...but nothing compared to what's coming.”
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.
Director
Michael RitchieWriters
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
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Christopher Pray
David
Joe Miksak
Neil Atkinson
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Jenny Sullivan
Lynn
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Tom Dahlgren
Pilot
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Gerald Hiken
Station Manager
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Leslie Allen
Mabel
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Jason Goodrow
Boy in the Commercial
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Robert De Anda
Jaime
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Robert Goldsby
Fleischer
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Mike Barnicle
Wilson