Bill McKay - The candidate

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Movie
German title Bill McKay - The candidate
Original title The candidate
Country of production United States
original language English
Publishing year 1972
length 110 minutes
Age rating FSK 12
Rod
Director Michael Ritchie
script Jeremy Larner
production Walter Coblenz ,
Nelson Rising
music John Rubinstein
camera Victor J. Kemper ,
John Korty
cut Robert Estrin ,
Richard A. Harris
occupation
synchronization

Bill McKay - The Candidate (Original Title: The Candidate ) is an American drama film directed by Michael Ritchie from 1972.

action

The Democratic Party threatened in the gubernatorial elections in California , another election fiasco. Acting Senator Jarmon of the Republicans seems unbeatable. None of the established politicians want to stand against Jarmon, which is why the Democrats have to resort to a new, unknown face - the liberal lawyer Bill McKay, whose father John J. McKay was formerly governor of California. McKay can be persuaded and set up. His only conditions: he wants to be able to say what he thinks is right and also keep his father out of the election campaign. The election campaign managers agree, as they see little chance for McKay anyway. Nevertheless, the election campaign program is tough: a mass of appointments, statements on every conceivable topic, beware of tricky questions, discussions with the poor and the underprivileged, crowds (once McKay even catches a punch in the face) and repeatedly TV appearances. Slowly but surely, the electorate seems to be in McKay's favor until it comes to a neck and neck race with Senator Jarmon. In the end, Bill McKay wins the election, but he seems too exhausted to enjoy it. He asks his campaign manager how things should go next, but he gets no answer from the celebrating crowd of supporters.

background

Redford campaigned vehemently for this film project because he had witnessed the frozen election campaign between Richard Nixon and Hubert Humphrey in 1968 . The authenticity lies in the experience of director Ritchie and screenwriter Larner. Ritchie directed television appearances for a senatorial candidate in 1970; Larner wrote speeches for Senator Eugene McCarthy as early as 1968 . In addition, a large number of campaign managers were involved in the film. They either acted as advisors or played themselves.

The film premiered almost parallel to the Watergate affair . The Nixon era ended and Redford starred with Dustin Hoffman in another political drama called The Untouchables (1976).

A similarly themed film released in 2011 in which George Clooney plays a presidential candidate is The Ides of March .

Reviews

Bill McKay received generally positive reviews, with a recent critic saying that the warning story from 1972 was "prophetic in its message." Vincent Canby of the New York Times praised Robert Redford's performance in the lead role in 1972, writing, “ The Candidate is serious but its tone is coldly funny, as if it was made by people who have already given up hope. "The film-dienst judged:" Interesting and exciting analysis of American election campaign methods; in parts a humorous satirical confrontation between personal conviction and political opportunity. "

Awards

German version

The German dubbed version was created by Deutsche Mondial Film GmbH, Munich.

role actor Voice actor
Bill McKay Robert Redford Christian Brückner
Marvin Lucas Peter Boyle Horst Sachtleben
John J. McKay Melvyn Douglas Klaus W. Krause
Senator Jarmon Don Porter Wolf Ackva
Small Allen Garfield Gernot Duda
Nancy McKay Karen Carlson Dagmar Heller
Corliss Michael Lerner Rainer Basedow
Jenkin Quinn K. Redeker Gert Günther Hoffmann
Starkey Kenneth Tobey Wolfgang Hess
herself Natalie Wood Heidi Treutler

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ See Rotten Tomatoes
  2. ^ Critique by Vincent Canby in the New York Times
  3. ↑ Bill McKay - The Candidate. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed April 6, 2017 .Template: LdiF / Maintenance / Access used 
  4. ↑ Bill McKay - The Candidate. In: synchronkartei.de. German synchronous index , accessed on April 6, 2017 .