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Without a candidate to run for the senate seat against admired Republican Crocker Jarmon (Don Porter), campaign manager Marvin Lucas (Peter Boyle) recruits leftist lawyer Bill McKay (Robert...
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Jun 29, 2018 · ‘The Candidate’: THR’s 1972 Review. On June 29, 1972, Warner Bros. hosted the world premiere of Robert Redford's political drama at Sutton Theater in New York.
The film tells the story of a campaign for a Senate seat in California, currently held by another popular conservative Republican, Senator Crocker Jarmon. The Democratic candidate is Bill McKay, an idealistic, charismatic and politically liberal lawyer.
The first and arguably the sharpest expose of the new media-determined American political process, The Candidate offers producer-star Redford one of his strongest dramatic roles; Michael...
The Candidate is a 1972 American political comedy-drama film starring Robert Redford and Peter Boyle, and directed by Michael Ritchie.
Oct 27, 2020 · The Candidate, directed by Michael Ritchie, begins with the Republican primary for a U.S. senator race in California. The victor is the incumbent, Crocker Jarmon (Don Porter), a long-time holder of the position.
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The Candidate is an excellent drama starring Robert Redford as a naive liberal political novice who wises up fast...Redford’s superior acting talents, which not-often-enough are tapped by the scripts he decides to do, are nearly all on display herein in a virtuoso peformance.