The Candidate (1972)
- Directed by
- Michael Ritchie
- Genre
- drama film, comedy drama
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 50m
- Rated
- PG
- Rating
- 6.5 of 10 from 185 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A young idealistic lawyer runs for Senate. He finds himself compromising his values and becoming a manufactured candidate produced by handlers and media consultants.
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What happens
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 Democratic senator Eugene McCarthy during McCarthy's campaign for the 1968 Democratic presidential nomination. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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