Directed by:
Michael RitchieScreenplay:
Jeremy LarnerCinematography:
Victor J. KemperComposer:
John RubinsteinCast:
Robert Redford, Peter Boyle, Melvyn Douglas, Don Porter, Allen Garfield, Karen Carlson, Michael Lerner, Kenneth Tobey, Broderick Crawford, Lee Stanley (more)VOD (1)
Plots(1)
Bill McKay (Robert Redford), an idealistic young lawyer and son of a famous governor, is pressured into running for the United States Senate against the popular incumbent, with the assurance that he will lose and not have to give up his integrity or ideals. However, as the campaign deepens, he finds himself giving in, allowing himself to be manipulated as the polls slowly change and swing in his favor. Soon his backers decide that they want him to win after all. By the time Election Day arrives, McKay has become the person that he used to speak so vehemently against. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![Robert Redford](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/145/164145910_d95ec3.jpg)
Robert Redford
USA
Best movies:
The Sting (1973)
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
Out of Africa (1985)
![Peter Boyle](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/267/267682_03c21e.jpg)
Peter Boyle
USA
Best movies:
'Weird Al' Yankovic: The Videos (1996) (video compilation)
Taxi Driver (1976)
Monster's Ball (2001)
![Melvyn Douglas](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/250/164250594_d633ef.jpg)
Melvyn Douglas
USA
Best movies:
Being There (1979)
Captains Courageous (1937)
Ninotchka (1939)
![Don Porter](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/273/273546_8c6944.jpg)
Don Porter
USA
Best movies:
Bachelor in Paradise (1961)
Who Done It? (1942)
Desk Set (1957)
![Allen Garfield](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/272/272927_ce7a7e.jpg)
Allen Garfield
USA
Best movies:
The Front Page (1974)
Taking Off (1971)
The Conversation (1974)
![Karen Carlson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/381/158381767_a7fc19.gif)
Karen Carlson
USA
Best movies:
The Candidate (1972)
Centennial (1978) (series)
A Horse for Danny (1995) (TV movie)
![Michael Lerner](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/272/272518_4e2165.jpg)
Michael Lerner
USA
Best movies:
Barton Fink (1991)
Outlaw Blues (1977)
Newsies (1992)
![Kenneth Tobey](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/093/885/93885953_da8d3f.jpg)
Kenneth Tobey
USA
Best movies:
The Stratton Story (1949)
Airplane! (1980)
The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit (1956)
![Broderick Crawford](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/269/269236_d3ee3b.jpg)
Broderick Crawford
USA
Best movies:
Producers' Showcase (1954) (series)
Beau Geste (1939)
Scandal Sheet (1952)
Lee Stanley
USA
Best movies:
The Candidate (1972)
Hotel (1967)
Ice Station Zebra (1968)
Terence McGovern
USA
Best movies:
DuckTales: Treasure of the Golden Suns (1987) (TV movie)
DuckTales The Movie - Treasure of the Lost Lamp (1990)
Mrs. Doubtfire (1993)
![Natalie Wood](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/833/162833889_32599e.jpg)
Natalie Wood
USA
Best movies:
Miracle on 34th Street (1947)
West Side Story (1961)
The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (1947)
![Barry Sullivan](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/386/386822_ae6bb8.jpg)
Barry Sullivan
USA
Best movies:
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
The Bad and the Beautiful (1952)
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid (1973)
![Quinn K. Redeker](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/872/161872359_986028.jpg)
Quinn K. Redeker
USA
Best movies:
Ordinary People (1980)
Airport (1970)
The Andromeda Strain (1971)
![Morgan Upton](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/327/162327531_0d4899.jpg)
Morgan Upton
USA
Best movies:
Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)
Shoot the Moon (1982)
Columbo (1971) (series)
![Pat Harrington Jr.](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/886/157886326_36d085.jpg)
Pat Harrington Jr.
USA
Best movies:
Columbo (1971) (series)
Move Over, Darling (1963)
The Candidate (1972)
Bernie Pollack
Best movies:
Tootsie (1982)
The Candidate (1972)
Bobby Deerfield (1977)
![Jenny Sullivan](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/168/205/168205337_k4ujgr.jpg)
Jenny Sullivan
USA
Best movies:
V: The Final Battle (1984) (series)
V (1983) (TV movie)
Manhunt: Search for the Night Stalker (1989) (TV movie)
John V. Tunney
USA
Best movies:
The Candidate (1972)
Julie Payne
USA
Best movies:
Rain Man (1988)
Misery (1990)
The Strawberry Statement (1970)