Candidate, The - (Original Trailer)

Candidate, The (1972) - Atkinson Has Not Yet Conceded

Co-producer and star Robert Redford is barely featured in this opening, Michael Ritchie directing from Jeremy Larner’s Academy Award-winning screenplay, as we meet defeated Atkinson (Joe Miksak) and political professionals Klein and Lucas (Allen Garfield, Peter Boyle), in The Candidate 1972.

Candidate, The (1972) - A Man Who's Hip When He Shoots

After a cameo by senator and former vice-president Hubert Humphrey, McKay (Robert Redford), a novice politician but the son of a former governor, with his wife and campaign manager (Karen Carlson, Peter Boyle), attends his first banquet, Pat Harrington the host, in The Candidate, 1972.

Candidate, The (1972) - Natalie Wood's Here

After winning the California Democratic primary, U.S. Senate candidate McKay (Robert Redford, who recruited his friend and former co-star for this appearance) meets Natalie Wood, his wife (Karen Carlson) and campaign manager (Peter Boyle) in tow, in Michael Ritchie’s The Candidate, 1972.

Intro Aired: Oct 2018

The Candidate (1972) -- Ben Mankiewicz Intro with Robert Redford and David Lowery

TCM’s Ben Mankiewicz and Guest Programmers Robert Redford and David Lowery’s introduction and comments following The Candidate, 1972.

Intro Aired: Nov 2019

Alicia Malone Intro -- The Candidate (1972)

TCM’s Alicia Malone introduces The Candidate, 1972.

Intro Aired: Feb 2018

Ben Mankiewicz Intro -- The Candidate (1972)

Ben Mankiewicz introduces The Candidate, 1972.

Intro Aired: Mar 2016

Ben Mankiewicz Intro -- The Candidate (1972)

Ben Mankiewicz introduces The Candidate, 1972.

Intro Aired: Jul 2016

Ben Mankiewicz Intro -- The Candidate (1972)

Ben Mankiewicz introduces The Candidate, 1972.

American Politics in the Movies -- (TCM Promo)

TCM's original promo for "American Politics in the Movies," featuring Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, The Candidate, The Great McGinty, and All the King's Men among the 22 movies, Wednesday nights in September, 2008.

Intro Aired: Nov 2015

Ben Mankiewicz Intro -- The Candidate (1972)

Ben Mankiewicz introduces The Candidate, 1972.

Candidate, The (1972) - Clams Are Happy

Seeking a senate candidate in California, political hack Lucas (Peter Boyle) visits legal-aid lawyer McCay (Robert Redford), son of a former governor, future columnist Mike Barnicle his colleague, also meeting Mrs. McKay (Karen Carlson), early in Michael Ritchie's The Candidate, 1972.

Candidate, The (1972) - Get Him A Real Drink

Liberal California senate candidate McKay (Robert Redford) has been persuaded by his staff to visit his father, the former governor (Melvyn Douglas), who has been rumored to prefer the conservative incumbent, at his mountain cabin, Leslie Allen his consort, in Michael Ritchie’s The Candidate, 1972.