Story Line
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.
“Bill McKay has a lot going for him...but nothing compared to what's coming.”
Top 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
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Rating
6.5/ 10
Release Date
1972-06-29
Runtime
1h 50m
Genres
ComedyDrama
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User Reviews (3)
Andres Gomez
6/10
•7/18/2015The 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 elec...
Bazzjazz
8/10
•5/10/2018The 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
7/10
•6/25/2025“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 agree...