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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › The_Candidate_(1972_film)The Candidate (1972 film) - Wikipedia

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   The Candidate is a 1972 American political comedy-drama film starring Robert Redford and Peter Boyle, and directed by Michael Ritchie. The Academy Award –winning screenplay, which examines the various facets and machinations involved in political campaigns, was written by Jeremy Larner , a speechwriter for Senator Eugene J. McCarthy during ...

2. www.imdb.com › title › tt0068334The Candidate (1972) - IMDb

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   Aug 5, 1972 · The Candidate: Directed by Michael Ritchie. With Robert Redford, Peter Boyle, Melvyn Douglas, Don Porter. 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.

   • 7/10 (12K)
   • Genre: Comedy, Drama

   • Director: Michael Ritchie
   • Release Date: 1972-08-05

3. www.tcm.com › tcmdb › titleThe Candidate (1972) - Turner Classic Movies

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   The Candidate straddles the line between cynicism about the way election campaigns pander to the media and a frankness about the negotiations between the ideals of a candidate and the way he shapes his persona and message to get heard by the public and get votes in the election. What played as cynicism and satire then, however, is simply ...

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   The Candidate is a 1972 comedy-drama film directed by Michael Ritchie, starring Robert Redford and Peter Boyle. Political campaign specialist Marvin Lucas (Boyle) recruits Bill McKay (Redford) to run for a U.S. Senate seat in California as a Democrat against incumbent Republican Crocker Jarmon (Don Porter). Bill is a lawyer and left-wing legal ...

5. www.theatlantic.com › culture › archiveIs Robert Redford's 'The Candidate' Still Satire? - The Atlantic

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   Sep 23, 2016 · This week, for our inaugural Political Theater conversation, Atlantic staffers and I watched your most-requested movie: The Candidate, the 1972 dark comedy starring Robert Redford. And many of us...

6. www.rottentomatoes.com › m › candidateThe Candidate | Rotten Tomatoes

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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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   • Category: Comedy, Drama

   • Content Rating: PG

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   Is the candidate a comedy?

   • The Candidate (1972 film) The Candidate is a 1972 American political comedy-drama film starring Robert Redford and Peter Boyle, and directed by Michael Ritchie.

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   Is 'the candidate' a good movie?

   • The film holds a 'fresh' score of 89% on review aggregate Rotten Tomatoes, based on 35 critical reviews with the consensus: " The Candidate may not get all the details right when it comes to modern campaigning, but it captures political absurdity perfectly -- and boasts typically stellar work from Robert Redford to boot."

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   Where can I watch the candidate?

   • Rent The Candidate on Fandango at Home, Prime Video, Apple TV, or buy it on Fandango at Home, Prime Video, Apple TV. The Candidate may not get all the details right when it comes to modern campaigning, but it captures political absurdity perfectly -- and boasts typically stellar work from Robert Redford to boot. Page 1 of 7, 7 total items.

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   Is the candidate a satire?

   • The Candidate anticipates all that. It emphasizes cameras and flashbulbs and TV screens; it explores the performativity of politics. And that’s what makes it feel—satire or not—worthy of watching today. One reader, who first voted in 1980, explained that the movie is “Timeless, still relevant.

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8. www.imdb.com › title › tt0068334The Candidate (1972) - Full Cast & Crew - IMDb

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