The Manchurian Candidate

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Captain Bennett Marco (Washington) and Sgt. Raymond Shaw (Schreiber) served together during the Persian Gulf War (the first one), and were part of a platoon of U.S. soldiers who were kidnapped by the enemy, and brainwashed to become pawns once they return home. Now, ten years later, Raymond Shaw is climbing the political ladder, as his mother's (Streep) new husband is a powerful senator helping a presidential candidate. Marco, however, is not dealing with the adjustment after the war as well, and eventually remembers being brainwashed. Knowing that it's just a matter of time before Shaw is called to service by his handler, Marco contacts Shaw to try to get through to him before something terrible happens...

This thriller had me on the edge of my seat,I just was eager to see who,what where,when and how things was gonna turn out.Great to see Denzel Washington in a role where him didnt have control,Meryl Streep performance is worth oscar nomination as the mother who will do "anything" to protect her son. :icon_eek: :p OSCAR OSCAR OSCAR!! :eusa_whis :eusa_whis

[Greatis]

I really waiting to see this movie. Pity I haven't seen it yet.

[Zoley!]

This is a remake of the original who played in the original movie? Trivia :)

[Drew]

don't know zoley, but i have a strange feeling that you're going to tell us. ;)

[Chris]

This is a remake of the original who played in the original movie? Trivia :)My first guess would be Henry Fonda.

[Zoley!]

Well I gave you guys a chance. So here it is the whole :icon_mrgr Cast

Manchurian Candidate, The (1962)
Directed by
John Frankenheimer

Writing credits
Richard Condon (novel)
George Axelrod (screenplay)
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Genre: Drama / Thriller (more)

Tagline: Once unbelievable. Now unthinkable. The chilling classic returns [rerelease] (more)

Plot Outline: A group of American soldiers are captured and brainwashed into becoming sleeper agents. (more) (view trailer)

User Comments: Brilliant (more)

User Rating: 8.4/10 (11,875 votes) top 250: #65

Complete credited cast:
Frank Sinatra .... Capt./Maj. Bennett Marco
Laurence Harvey .... SSgt. Raymond Shaw
Janet Leigh .... Eugenie Rose Chaney
Angela Lansbury .... Mrs. Iselin
Henry Silva .... Chunjin
James Gregory .... Sen. John Yerkes Iselin
Leslie Parrish .... Jocelyn Jordan
John McGiver .... Sen. Thomas Jordan
Khigh Dhiegh .... Dr. Yen Lo
James Edwards .... Cpl. Alvin Melvin
Douglas Henderson .... Col. Milt
Albert Paulsen .... Zilkov
Barry Kelley .... Secretary of Defense
Lloyd Corrigan .... Holborn Gaines
Madame Spivy .... Female Berezovo
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Runtime: 126 min
Country: USA
Language: English
Color: Black and White
Sound Mix: Mono
Certification: Australia:M / Finland:(Banned) (1962-1989) / Finland:K-16 / Norway:15 (re-rating) / Norway:16 (orignal rating) / Sweden:15 / UK:15 / USA:Approved (original rating) / USA:PG-13 / West Germany:16

Trivia: Angela Lansbury, who was only 37 at the time, was only three years older than 'Laurence Harvey' who played her son. (more)
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Summary: Brilliant

Superb cold war drama. **POSSIBLE SPOLIERS** Laurence Harvey and friends have been brainwashed, and he's been trained to be an assassin (sp?). That's only a staring point of a very dark, disturbing but spellbinding motion picture. Harvey is very good as a brainwashed killer and even Sinatra (who I never liked) is pretty good. But Angela Landsbury is beyond belief. She is letter perfect as a cold, calculating, cruel woman. If you've just seen her in the "Murder She Wrote" TV series, you're in for a big surprise. She wasb nominated for an Oscar for this film--too bad she didn't win. Great direction--again and again I was astounded by the shots Frankenheimer pulled off. Only one minor complaint--what was Janet Leigh doing in the movie? Nothing against her, but there's no reason for her to be here. Other than that, the film is flawless. See it--you won't be disappointed.