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The Manchurian Candidate
The Manchurian Candidate is a 1962 American neo-noir psychological political thriller film directed and produced by John Frankenheimer. The screenplay is by George Axelrod, based on the 1959 Richard Condon novel The Manchurian Candidate. The film's leading actors are Frank Sinatra, Laurence Harvey, and Angela Lansbury, with co-stars Janet Leigh, Henry Silva, and James Gregory.
Plot
Soviet and Chinese soldiers capture a U.S. Army platoon during the Korean War, taking them to communist China. Three days later, Sergeant Raymond Shaw and Captain Bennett "Ben" Marco return to UN lines. Upon Marco's recommendation, Shaw is awarded the Medal of Honor for saving his soldiers' lives in combat, though two men were killed. Shaw returns to the U.S., where his mother, Eleanor Iselin, exploits his heroism to further the political career of her husband, Senator John Iselin. When asked to describe Shaw, two soldiers in his unit uniformly respond that he is the kindest, bravest, warmest, most wonderful human being they have ever known. In fact, Shaw is a strict, cold, unsympathetic loner hated by his men.
More details
| author | George Axelrod |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | Madison Square Garden New York City |
| director | John Frankenheimer |
| editor | Ferris Webster |
| events | brainwashing espionage Korean War |
| genre | mystery political thriller |
| keywords | army intelligence arrest brainwash central park chinese people\'s republic communist china discover even false memory force forced deck human being kill learn medal of honor military intelligence corps no memory north korea queen of diamonds sleeper agent solitaire young woman |
| musicBy | David Amram |
| nomination | Academy Award for Best Film Editing Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress |
| producer | George Axelrod John Frankenheimer |
| publisher | United Artists |
| recordedAt | Santa Monica |
| theme | memory neo-noir political thriller psychological thriller spy war |