The Candidate (1972)
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Directors
Michael Ritchie
Cast
Robert Redford, Peter Boyle, Melvyn Douglas, Don Porter, Allen Garfield
The story
Marvin Lucas, a political consultant, must find a Democratic candidate to oppose three-term California Senator Crocker Jarmon, a popular Republican, in the upcoming election. With no big-name Democrat eager to enter the unwinnable race, Lucas seeks out Bill McKay, the idealistic, handsome, and charismatic son of the popular former California governor John J. McKay, who works as a public interest lawyer.
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Drama, Komödie, comedy drama, drama film
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