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The Candidate
Comedy, Drama
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.
View on IMDbAppeals to viewers who appreciate sharp political satire about how principled outsider campaigns are reshaped by publicity, strategy, and the demands of winning.
- Tone
- satirical, cerebral, bleak
- Payoff
- amusement, reflection
- Pacing
- steady
- Intensity
- moderate
- Structure
- linear
- Themes
- political idealism, media image, electoral compromise, institutional power
- Setting
- early 1970s, California campaign offices and public forums
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