The Candidate
“Bill McKay has a lot going for him...but nothing compared to what's coming.”
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.
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Cast
23 people
Robert Redford
Bill McKay
Known for
Captain America: The Winter Soldier
Spy Game
Peter Boyle
Marvin Lucas
Known for
Taxi Driver
Young Frankenstein
Melvyn Douglas
John J. McKay
Known for
The Tenant
Being There
Don Porter
Senator Crocker Jarmon
Known for
She-Wolf of London
White Line Fever
Allen Garfield
Klein
Known for
The Conversation
Beverly Hills Cop II
Karen Carlson
Nancy McKay
Known for
The Octagon
Quinn K. Redeker
Rick Jenkin
Known for
Days of Our Lives
The Young and the Restless
Morgan Upton
Wally Henderson
Known for
Space Is the Place
Corvette Summer
Michael Lerner
Paul Corliss
Known for
Godzilla
Barton Fink
Kenneth Tobey
Floyd J. Starkey
Known for
The Thing from Another World
It Came from Beneath the Sea
Christopher Pray
David
Also in
Mrs. Doubtfire
Sudden Impact
Joe Miksak
Neil Atkinson
Also in
Escape from Alcatraz
American Graffiti
Michael Ritchie Director · Jeremy Larner Writer John Rubinstein Composer
Worldwide gross $2.5M · Budget $1.6M · United States release June 29, 1972
Box office
Budget
$1,600,000
Worldwide gross
$2,500,000
Gross vs. budget
1.6×
Production
Redford-Ritchie Productions
Production
Warner Bros. Pictures
Production · Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Spanish
Release dates
United States · June 29, 1972
Theatrical · New York City, New York
Germany
January 26, 1973 · Theatrical
Greece
December 3, 1972 · Theatrical
Ireland
August 11, 1972 · Theatrical
Italy
August 26, 1972 · Premiere · Venice Film Festival
Spain
December 13, 1972 · Theatrical
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