The Candidate
Bill McKay has a lot going for him...but nothing compared to what's coming.
Overview
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.
- Budget
- $1,600,000
- Revenue
- $2,500,000
- Production
- Redford-Ritchie Productions, Warner Bros. Pictures
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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
Joe Miksak
Neil Atkinson
Natalie Wood
Natalie Wood
Fred R. Harris
Sen. Fred Harris
Beans Morocco
Crew
- Director
- Michael Ritchie
- Writers
- Jeremy Larner
- Producers
- Robert Redford,Walter Coblenz
- Cinematography
- Victor J. Kemper
- Composer
- John Rubinstein
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Andres Gomez
July 18, 2015
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 the transfixing is not so evident as it could have been depicted.
Bazzjazz
May 10, 2018
The Candidate: This film is a great look into the current administration in the White House. ‘The Candidate’ is a fine example of art imitating life!
CinemaSerf
June 25, 2025
“McKay” (Robert Redford) is your stereotypical protest lawyer in California who is drafted in to fight the incumbent Republican “Crocker” (Don Porter) in what would appear to be little more than a box-ticking exercise for the Democrats. He only agrees to run if he is allowed by his election agent “Marvin” (Peter Boyle) to pretty much do and say what he likes throughout the campaign. Before long, that frankness and candour starts to resonate with an electorate coming to terms with some profound s…