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Manchurian Candidate
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John Frankenheimer' s brilliant adaptation of Richard Condon's Cold-War satire, THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE is the director's...
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John Frankenheimer's brilliant adaptation of Richard Condon's Cold-War satire, THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE is the director's best film, both a coruscating thriller and a razor-sharp satire of political hysteria that captures the turbulent mood of the 1960s. Packed with sly details, such as the liberal senator "bleeding" milk when he's shot, the film demands repeated viewings. <br> <br> Laurence Harvey stars as Sergeant Raymond Shaw, whose U.S. army unit is captured while fighting in Korea, taken to Manchuria, and brainwashed by Chinese communists. The men return to the U.S. with no conscious memory of their experience, and Shaw is awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for bravery. But when Captain Bennett Marco (Frank Sinatra) starts having nightmares, he begins an authorized investigation into what happened in Manchuria and eventually reveals that the sergeant's brainwashing has transformed him into an unconscious assassin who can be triggered by his communist controllers at will. Although Sinatra is s...
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| Stars | Angela Lansbury, Frank Sinatra, Janet Leigh, Laurence Harvey |
| Actors | Henry Silva, James Edwards, James Gregory, John McGiver, Leslie Parrish |
| Available Formats | DVD: Canadian; Special Edition, DVD: Special Edition, DVD: Vintage Classics, VHS, VHS: Vintage Classics |
| UPC | 027616585035, 027616701329, 027616911131, 883904103332 |
| Directors | John Frankenheimer |
| Genre | Dramas |
| Subgenre | Suspense • Recommended • Politics • War • Psychodrama • Disturbing • Murder • Based On A Novel • Deception • Essential Cinema • Classic • Thriller |
| MPAA Rating | PG-13 (MPAA) |
| Release Date | 1962 |
| Running Time | 2hr 10min |
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| Original Language | English |
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| Screenwriter | George Axelrod |
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| Professional Reviews | (01/01/2001, p.108, Damon Wise): "...Easily the best and most complex of all Cold War thrillers...", (01/12/1988, p.C1, Sheila Benson): "...THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE proves that its fascination is intact...", (08/05/2004, p.124, Peter Travers): "Frank Sinatra excels as a Korean war vet....And Angela Lansbury is a marvel...", (11/01/1987, p.60-7, Elliott Stein): "...It looked good then; it looks even better now....[Sinatra] is extremely moving...", (12/07/2003, p.3, Roger Ebert): "THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE feels astonishingly contemporary; its astringent political satire still bites, and its story has uncanny contemporary echoes." |
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The Manchurian Candidate - Youll Never Look at a Deck of Cards the Same Way
Pros: Angela Landsbury, great story, Sinatra and Harvey acceptable Cons: other women in the cast used poorly and not enough Bottom Line: Left, left, left, right, left...
Pros: Brilliantly made political thriller and indictment of McCarthyism. Cons: Well, there is that odd Janet Leigh monologue... Bottom Line: The Manchurian Candidate 5*
Pros: Chilling, Fascinating, Reflects the Feeling of the Times Cons: non Read More at Epinions.com The Manchurian Candidate: So Good, It Made Women Societies Truly Look Evil
Pros: Frankenheimer's direction, Angela Lansbury and Laurence Harvey. Cons: Frank Sinatra's semi-lame acting, action sequence. Bottom Line: Finally, A Candidate Worth Watching...
Pros: Great politicial criticism, Jessica Fletcher & Ol' Blue Eyes... Cons: None Read More at Epinions.com The Original: The Manchurian Candidate
Pros: Brilliant. Cons: None. Bottom Line: Who says Mother knows best?
Pros: Powerful acting; taut political suspense Cons: It seems as though self-serving villains have used this movie as a template ever since Bottom Line: No, It's Actually Not About Clinton and Gore
Pros: Superb and harrowing Cons: A couple of stretches Read More at Epinions.com THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE had a life of its own.
Pros: A dark, funny, exciting political thriller with echoes resounding to this day. Cons: Some people may not care for its message or bleak vision. Bottom Line: Evil Angela Lansbury!!!
Pros: Political intrigue, suspense, great acting. Cons: Black and white. Bottom Line: |
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