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The Manchurian Candidate

 

 

Produced and Directed by John Frankenheimer


US 1962 / Thriller / Political / Psychological / Paranoid / 129 min / Black & White / Monaural / 2.35: 1 Widescreen Anamorphic / NTSC / In English with Optional English, French and Spanish Subtitles

Frank Sinatra, Laurence Harvey, Janet Leigh , Henry Silva, James Gregory , Leslie Parrish.

Eerie, shocking, daring, thrilling and mesmerizing, The Manchurian Candidate will leave youbreathless (People)! Featuring an all-star cast, including Angela Lansbury in an OscarÂ(r)-nominated performance, this chilling and controversial (Leonard Maltin) film may be the most sophisticated political satire ever made (Pauline Kael). When a platoon of Korean War G.I.s iscaptured, they somehow end up at a ladies garden club party. Or do they? Major Bennett Marco (Frank Sinatra) can't remember. As he searches for the answer, he discovers threads of a diabolical plot orchestrated by the utterly ruthless Mrs. Iselin (Lansbury) and involving her war hero son (LaurenceHarvey), her senator husband (James Gregory) and a secret cabal of enemy leaders.

 
       
Bonus Features: * Interview with Frank Sinatra, George Axelrod, and John Frankenheimer
* Feature-length audio commentary by director John Frankenheimer
* Trivia and production notes
* Original theatrical trailer