Bill McKay - Der Kandidat - The Candidate (1972)

bill mckay, california democratic candidate for u.s. senator, a man of integrity and ideals, will now let the great american political machine manipulate him. because now he's got to win. the candidate, directed by michael ritchie from an on-target academy award -winning office-seeker. still timely after 25 years, it's a sharp insider's view of how admen, press agents, pollsters and media czars converge on election campaigns. peter boyle, melvyn douglas and don porter co-star in one of the wittiest political movies ever made.