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The Candidate 1972 Film | Robert Redford, Peter Boyle | Review

  • Writer: Amy McLean
    Amy McLean
  • Aug 9
  • 1 min read

What's your review of the 1972 film the Candidate? It's directed by Michael Ritchie, with a cast including Robert Redford, Peter Boyle, and more.


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About the Candidate 1972


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The Candidate plot from IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068334/


The trailer can be found online.


Cast and Characters:

Robert Redford as Bill McKay

Peter Boyle as Marvin Lucas

Melvyn Douglas as former Governor John J. McKay

Don Porter as Senator Crocker Jarmon

Allen Garfield as Howard Klein

Karen Carlson as Nancy McKay

Quinn Redeker as Rich Jenkin

Morgan Upton as Wally Henderson

Michael Lerner as Paul Corliss

Kenneth Tobey as Floyd J. Starkey

Christopher Pray as David

Joe Miksak as Neil Atkinson

Jenny Sullivan as Lynn

Tom Dahlgren as The pilot

Gerald Hiken as the station manager

Leslie Allen as Mabel

Mike Barnicle as Wilson

Broderick Crawford as Commercial Narrator

George McGovern as Self

Howard K. Smith as Self

Hubert Humphrey as Self

Van Amberg as Self

Alan Cranston as Self

John V. Tunney as Self

Terry McGovern as Self

Natalie Wood as Self

Sam Yorty as Self

Jesse M. Unruh as Self

Bill Stout as Self


Directed by Michael Ritchie

Written by Jeremy Larner

Music by John Rubinstein

Distributed by Warner Bros.

Release date: June 29, 1972

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