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The Candidate

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The Candidate
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R,1hr 49min
Genre:
Drama
Release:
1972
Director:
Michael Ritchie
Distributor:
Warner Home Video
Starring:
Robert Redford, Peter Boyle, Don Porter  ...more
Synopsis: "What do we do now?" Director Michael Ritchie and executive producer/star Robert Redford satirically explore the machinations and manipulations of media-age political campaigns in this cynical political drama. Rumpled left-wing California lawyer Bill McKay (Redford), the son of a former governor (Melvyn Douglas), is enlisted by campaign maestro Marvin Lucas (Peter Boyle) to challenge Republican incumbent Crocker Jarmon (Don Porter) for his Senate seat. McKay agrees, but only if he can say exactly ... Full Synopsis
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Mark Deming, AMG Review
A dryly funny and pungent satire of the gamesmanship of contemporary politics, The Candidate suggests that the desire for power, no matter how well-intentioned, is the first step down the primrose path to purgatory. While Robert Redford (in a fine, understated performance), director Michael Ritchie, and screenwriter (and former Eugene McCarthy speechwriter) Jeremy Larner almost always suggest that ... Full Review
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Robert Redford
Bill McKay
Peter Boyle
Marvin Lucas
Don Porter
Sen. Crocker Jarmon
Don Porter
Sen. Crocker Jarmon
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