The Candidate

Summary

The Candidate is a film^[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (560 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• The Candidate received the Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay^[3].
• The Candidate received the National Board of Review: Top Ten Films^[4].
• The Candidate's instance of is recorded as film^[5].
• The Candidate's director is recorded as Michael Ritchie^[6].
• The Candidate's screenwriter is recorded as Jeremy Larner^[7].
• The Candidate's composer is recorded as John Rubinstein^[8].
• The Candidate's genre is recorded as comedy drama^[9].
• The Candidate's genre is recorded as drama film^[10].
• The Candidate's cast member is recorded as Robert Redford^[11].
• The Candidate's cast member is recorded as Peter Boyle^[12].
• The Candidate's cast member is recorded as Melvyn Douglas^[13].
• The Candidate's cast member is recorded as Karen Carlson^[14].
• The Candidate's cast member is recorded as Natalie Wood^[15].
• The Candidate's cast member is recorded as Allen Garfield^[16].
• The Candidate's cast member is recorded as Michael Lerner^[17].
• The Candidate's cast member is recorded as Kenneth Tobey^[18].
• The Candidate's cast member is recorded as Don Porter^[19].
• The Candidate's cast member is recorded as Quinn Redeker^[20].
• The Candidate's cast member is recorded as Q134584671^[21].
• The Candidate's producer is recorded as Walter Coblenz^[22].
• The Candidate's production company is recorded as Warner Bros. Entertainment^[23].
• The Candidate's production company is recorded as Q65557474^[24].
• The Candidate's director of photography is recorded as Victor J. Kemper^[25].
• The Candidate's director of photography is recorded as John Korty^[26].
• The Candidate's IMDb ID is recorded as tt0068334^[27].

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Authorship and Creation

The Candidate's producer is recorded as Walter Coblenz^[22]. Its director is recorded as Michael Ritchie^[6]. Its screenwriter is recorded as Jeremy Larner^[7]. Cast members include Robert Redford^[11], Peter Boyle^[12], Melvyn Douglas^[13], Karen Carlson^[14], Natalie Wood^[15], and Allen Garfield^[16].

Publication

Publication dates include +1972-06-29T00:00:00Z^[28], +1972-08-05T00:00:00Z^[29], +1972-08-11T00:00:00Z^[30], +1972-08-23T00:00:00Z^[31], +1972-08-26T00:00:00Z^[32], and +1972-10-05T00:00:00Z^[33]. The Candidate's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English^[34]. Genres include comedy drama^[9] and drama film^[10].

Reception

Awards received include Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay^[3], an award for best screenplay^[35], in United States^[36], founded in 1941^[37] and National Board of Review: Top Ten Films^[4], a film award^[38], in United States^[39], founded in 1929^[40]. Reviews include 88%^[41] and 7.5/10^[42].

Why It Matters

The Candidate ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (560 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[43] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[44]

FAQs

What awards did The Candidate receive?

Honors received include Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay^[3] and National Board of Review: Top Ten Films^[4].