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Director:
Writer:
Jeremy Larner (writer)
Release Date:
23 August 1972 (France) more
Tagline:
Too Handsome. Too Young. Too Liberal. Doesn't have a chance. He's PERFECT! more
Plot:
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. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
Won Oscar. Another 1 win & 1 nomination more
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(7 articles)
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User Comments:
A must for cynics more (48 total)
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | 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 (as Quinn Redeker) |
| Morgan Upton | ... | Wally Henderson |
 | Michael Lerner | ... | Paul Corliss |
| Kenneth Tobey | ... | Floyd J. Starkey |
| Chris Prey | ... | David |
| Joe Miksak | ... | Neil Atkinson |
| Jenny Sullivan | ... | Lynn |
| Tom Dahlgren | ... | Pilot |
| Gerald Hiken | ... | Station Manager |
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Also Known As:
El candidato (Spain) (Venezuela) [es]
O Candidato (Brazil) (Portugal) [pt]
A jelölt (Hungary) [hu]
Bill McKay - Der Kandidat (West Germany) [de]
Bill McKay - utmanaren (Sweden) [sv]
Il candidato (Italy) [it]
Kandydat (Poland) [pl]
Maktspel (Finland: Swedish title) [sv]
O ypopsifios (Greece) [el]
Stem på McKay (Denmark) [da]
Valtapeli (Finland) [fi]
Votez Mc Kay (France) [fr]
Votez McKay (Canada: French title) [fr]
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Runtime:
110 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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1.85 : 1 more
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Certification:
Brazil:14 | Canada:PG (Ontario) | UK:A (1972) | UK:PG (1988) | West Germany:12 | Finland:K-3 (new rating: 2001) | Spain:T (video rating) | Finland:S | Spain:13 | Sweden:Btl | USA:PG | Australia:PG
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A prop campaign button from this film is on display at the Smithsonian's Museum of American History in Washington. It is on display with several authentic campaign buttons. more
Goofs:
Continuity: The red convertible driven by Marvin Lucas (Peter Boyle) has three different license plates during the opening credits: "677 EIY", "185 ENV", and "772 DYD". All are from the 1972 era in California. more
Quotes:
[last lines]
Bill McKay:
What do we do now?
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Referenced in A Decade Under the Influence (2003) more
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Robert Redford, the idealistic son of a former party machine governor, gets encouraged into running for the U.S. Senate by a coterie of professional handlers. Fascinating film, alternately satiric, cynical, subtle, and ironic. Shot mostly in a documentary style. A must for cynics and/or political junkies; others won't care. A good performance by Redford is complimented by fine work by Boyle and Garfield. Douglas is also great as the candidate's father. One of filmdom's classic closing lines. 2 stars of 4 on a tough scale.