The Manchurian Candidate
The Manchurian Candidate is a 2004 American neo-noir psychological political
Plot
Major Bennett "Ben" Marco (Denzel Washington) is a war veteran who commanded a famous U.S. Army raid during the 1991 Gulf War. For his role in that mission, Sergeant First Class Raymond Shaw (Liev Schreiber) was awarded the Medal of Honor for single-handedly defeating the enemy and rescuing all but two of his men. Raymond has gone on to become a famous U.S. Congressman. Thanks to the influence of his mother, United States Senator Eleanor Prentiss Shaw of Virginia (Meryl Streep), Raymond is nominated as a candidate for vice president over the favorite, U.S. Senator Tom Jordan (Jon Voight). Raymond is withdrawn, but he opens up to his mother and to his childhood sweetheart, Jocelyn (Vera Farmiga); Jocelyn is the daughter of Sen. Jordan.
Cast
- Adam LeFevre
- Al Franken
- Ann Dowd
- Anna Deavere Smith
- Anthony Mackie
- Bill Irwin
- Bruno Ganz
- Charles Napier
- Dean Stockwell
- Denzel Washington
- Dorian Missick
- Harry Northup
- Jeffrey Wright
- John Bedford Lloyd
- Jon Voight
- Jose Pablo Cantillo
- Jude Ciccolella
- Kimberly Elise
- Liev Schreiber
- Marin Ireland
- Meryl Streep
- Miguel Ferrer
- Pablo Schreiber
- Paul Lazar
- Reggie Austin
- Robert W. Castle
- Roger Corman
- Sakina Jaffrey
- Sidney Lumet
- Simon McBurney
- Ted Levine
- Teddy Dunn
- Tracey Walter
- Vera Farmiga
- Wally Dunn
- Walter Mosley
- Željko Ivanek
More details
| author | Daniel Pyne George Axelrod |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | New York City |
| director | Jonathan Demme |
| editor | Carol Littleton Craig McKay |
| events | incest |
| genre | mystery political thriller |
| keywords | capture childhood sweetheart confuse connect corporal fbi federal bureau of investigation first class gulf war kill medal of honor meet mentally ill mind control monitor outgo phone call president-elect president-elect of the united states remote island south african the white house u.s. army u.s. congressman u.s. house of representatives united states army united states senator vice president war veteran wash |
| musicBy | Rachel Portman |
| producer | Ilona Herzberg Jonathan Demme Scott Rudin Tina Sinatra |
| productionCompany | Scott Rudin |
| publisher | Paramount Pictures |
| recordedAt | Long Island New Jersey New York City |
| theme | neo-noir political thriller spy the future |