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Rated
PG
Runtime 110 min
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Genre Comedy, Drama
Release 08/05/72
Actors
Robert Redford, Peter Boyle, Melvyn Douglas
Directors
Michael Ritchie
Californian lawyer Bill McKay fights for the little man. His charisma and integrity get him noticed by the Democratic Party machine and he is persuaded to run for the Senate against an apparently unassailable incumbent. It's agreed he can handle it his own way, on his own terms. But once he's in the race and his prospects begin to improve, the deal starts to change.
Genre Comedy, Drama
Release 08/05/72
Actors
Robert Redford, Peter Boyle, Melvyn Douglas
Directors
Michael Ritchie
Californian lawyer Bill McKay fights for the little man. His charisma and integrity get him noticed by the Democratic Party machine and he is persuaded to run for the Senate against an apparently unassailable incumbent. It's agreed he can handle it his own way, on his own terms. But once he's in the race and his prospects begin to improve, the deal starts to change.