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The Manchurian Candidate

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The Manchurian Candidate
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PG13,2hrs 6min
Genres:
Action,Drama
Released:
January 1, 1962
Director:
John Frankenheimer
Distributor:
MGM/UA Classics
Starring:
Frank Sinatra, Laurence Harvey, Janet Leigh  ...more
Synopsis: An unusually tense and intelligent political thriller, The Manchurian Candidate was a film far ahead of its time. Its themes of thought control, political assassination, and multinational conspiracy were hardly common currency in 1962, and while its outlook is sometimes informed by Cold War paranoia, the film seemed nearly as timely when it was reissued in 1987 as it did on its original release. It opens with a group of soldiers whooping it up in a bar in Korea as their commander, Sgt. Raymond Shaw ... Full Synopsis
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Rebecca Flint Marx, AMG Review
A brilliant Cold War satire, The Manchurian Candidate is a chilling commentary on political power, international conspiracy, and the gullibility of the American people. A paean to paranoia, it was ahead of its time yet reflected the tensions of its era, and modern-day viewers can use it as a guide to the political and moral climate of the early years of Cold War America. One doesn't have to look hard ... Full Review
Featured Cast
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Frank Sinatra
Bennett Marco
Laurence Harvey
Raymond Shaw
Janet Leigh
Rosie
Angela Lansbury
Mrs. Iselin
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Denzel Washington in "The Manchurian Candidate"
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Meryl Streep in "The Manchurian Candidate"
Jon Voight and director Jonathan Demme in "The Manchurian Candidate"
Meryl Streep in "The Manchurian Candidate"
Jon Voight and Denzel Washington in "The Manchurian Candidate"
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