The Candidate

June. 29,1972      PG
Rating:
7
Trailer Synopsis Cast

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.

Robert Redford as  Bill McKay
Peter Boyle as  Marvin Lucas
Melvyn Douglas as  John J. McKay
Don Porter as  Senator Crocker Jarmon
Allen Garfield as  Klein
Karen Carlson as  Nancy McKay
Quinn K. Redeker as  Rick Jenkin
Morgan Upton as  Wally Henderson
Michael Lerner as  Paul Corliss
Kenneth Tobey as  Floyd J. Starkey

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