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Key Information
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| Directors: |
John Frankenheimer |
| Stars: |
Angela Lansbury |
| Actors: |
John McGiver |
| Genre: |
Dramas |
| Subgenre: |
Suspense · Recommended · Politics · War · Psychodrama · Disturbing · Murder · Based On A Novel · Deception · Essential Cinema · Classic · Thriller |
| MPAA Rating: |
PG-13 (MPAA) |
| Available Formats: |
DVD: Vintage Classics |
| UPC: |
027616701329 |
| Release Date: |
1962 |
| Running Time: |
2hr 10min |
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Languages
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| Original Language: |
English |
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DVD Editions
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Format: DVD: Vintage Classics, 2hr 9min
Release Company: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (February 24, 1998)
UPC: 027616701329 |
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VHS Editions
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Format: VHS, 2hr 7min |
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Credits
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| Screenwriter: |
George Axelrod |
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Professional Reviews
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(01/01/2001, p.108, Damon Wise): "...Easily the best and most complex of all Cold War thrillers..." |
| More Information |
| Details: |
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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