The Manchurian Candidate

1962

PG-13

2h 6m

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7.5/10

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Near the end of the Korean War, a platoon of U.S. soldiers is captured by communists and brainwashed. Following the war, the platoon is returned home, and Sergeant Raymond Shaw is lauded as a hero by the rest of his platoon. However, the platoon commander, Captain Bennett Marco, finds himself plagued by strange nightmares and soon races to uncover a terrible plot.

Directors

John Frankenheimer

Writers

Richard Condon(novel by)

George Axelrod(screenplay by)

Stars

Frank Sinatra

Laurence Harvey

Angela Lansbury

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Raymond Shaw

Mrs. Iselin

Eugenie Rose Chaney

Sen. John Yerkes Iselin

Chunjin

Jocelyn Jordan

Sen. Thomas Jordan

Dr. Yen Lo

Cpl. Allen Melvin

Col. Milt

Zilkov

Secretary of Defense

Holborn Gaines

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Gomel's Lady Counterpart (uncredited)

Leoda Richards

Woman at Press Confrence (uncredited)

Reggie Nalder

Gomel (uncredited)

Directors

John Frankenheimer

Writers

Richard Condon(novel by)

George Axelrod(screenplay by)

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An outstandingly (and Golden Globe winning) vile performance from Angela Lansbury - well and truly putting her silly old maid roles to one side, makes a magnificent contribution to one of the most thought-provoking thrillers ever to come out of 1960s Hollywood. Frank Sinatra and Laurence Harvey return from the Korean War - the latter to great acclaim, winning the Medal of Honour. Both suffer from terrible nightmares and when Sinatra discovers that other survivors from their unit are also suffering; and that somehow Harvey is the fulcrum of it all we descend into an abyss of manipulation, brain "dry-cleaning", mind-control and red-bashing that is really quite unsettling - and entirely plausible. Janet Leigh, James Gregory and a truly malevolent Khigh Dhiegh as "Dr. Yen Lo" all gel well to create a masterpiece of tension and threat with the tightly shot direction; subtle use of light and music and a truly gripping dialogue contributing to a truly menacing adaptation of Richard Condon's visionary novel. A must see...

Geronimo196719 Nov, 2024