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The Candidate (1972)

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Warner

Plot

Redford is an idealist talked into running for the U.S. Senate with promise of absolute integrity in the campaign. Political satire. State Senator Barry Keene tended chickens on the barbecue in Howarth Park scene. Read more about the movie on IMDb

Director

Michael Ritchie

Starring

Robert Redford, Melvyn Douglas, Peter Boyle, Karen Carlson, Allen Garfield