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The Candidate is a 1972 American comedy drama film directed by Michael Ritchie and written by Jeremy Larner. Produced by Redford-Ritchie Productions and Warner Bros. Pictures, the movie stars Robert Redford, Peter Boyle, Melvyn Douglas, and Karen Carlson. The narrative is set in California, with filming taking place in San Diego and Santa Rosa. The production was distributed by Warner Bros. Entertainment and released in the United States starting in June 1972.
The film has a runtime of 110 minutes and was composed by John Rubinstein. It received an Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay, and was recognized in the Academy Award Best Original Screenplay collection. It was also nominated for an Academy Award for Best Sound and named one of the National Board of Review's Top Ten Films. The movie was distributed via video on demand and holds a review score of 88% and a rating of 7.0.
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6.5Bill 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.
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
Themes
- california
- politics
- political campaign
- u.s. senator
- political candidate
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Michael Ritchie
- Screenwriter
- Jeremy Larner
- Cast member
- Don Porter
- Composer
- John Rubinstein
- Cinematographer
- John Korty
- Narrative location
- California
- Filming location
- Santa Rosa
- Duration
- 108
- FilmAffinity ID
- 910309
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1976-11-20
- title
- The Candidate
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Sound
- distributed by
- Warner Bros. Entertainment
- review score
- 7.5/10
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