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.
The Candidate is of 1 hour(s) and 50 minute(s). It is Produced By: Redford-Ritchie Productions, Warner Bros. Pictures. It was released on 1972-06-29. It has the tagline: Bill McKay has a lot going for him...but nothing compared to what's coming. It has an average vote of 6.483 on TMDB.
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