The Manchurian Candidate
The Manchurian Candidate is a 2004 American neo-noir psychological political
Plot
Major Bennett Marco commanded a famed U.S. Army unit in the Gulf War in 1991. For his role in the war, Sergeant First Class Raymond Shaw was awarded the Medal of Honor for single-handedly defeating the enemy and rescuing all but two of his men. Shaw is now a U.S. congressman. His ruthless mother, Virginia Senator Eleanor Prentiss Shaw, uses her influence to secure his nomination as the vice-presidential candidate over the favorite, Senator Tom Jordan. Raymond is shy and withdrawn, but opens up to his mother and his childhood sweetheart Jocelyn, Senator Jordan's daughter.
Cast
- Adam LeFevre
- Al Franken
- Ann Dowd
- Anna Deavere Smith
- Anthony Mackie
- Bill Irwin
- Bruno Ganz
- Charles Napier
- Darrell Larson
- Dean Stockwell
- Denzel Washington
- Dorian Missick
- Edwidge Danticat
- Fab Five Freddy
- Harry Northup
- Jeffrey Wright
- John Bedford Lloyd
- Jon Voight
- Jose Pablo Cantillo
- Jude Ciccolella
- Kate Valk
- Kimberly Elise
- Liev Schreiber
- Marin Ireland
- Meryl Streep
- Miguel Ferrer
- Pablo Schreiber
- Paul Lazar
- Raymond Anthony Thomas
- Reggie Austin
- Robert W. Castle
- Roger Corman
- Roy Blount Jr.
- 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 | political thriller |
| keywords | assassination plot capture childhood sweetheart confuse connect draw fbi federal bureau of investigation first class follow gulf war hide kill major medal of honor meet mentally ill monitor nanotechnological nanotechnology outgo phone call president-elect president-elect of the united states private equity firm remote island shower south african the white house u.s. army united states army virginia |
| 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 the future war |