The Manchurian Candidate

M.C. Productions | United Artists (1962)

PG-13 (Parents Strongly Cautioned)

027616911131

7.9

84,560

Mystery | Thriller

USA | English | Color | 02:06

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Eerie, shocking, daring, thrilling and mesmerizing, The Manchurian Candidate "will leave you breathless" (People)! Featuring an all-star cast, including Angela Lansbury in an Oscar®-nominated* performance, this "chilling and controversial" (Leonard Maltin) film "may be the most sophisticated political satire ever made" (Pauline Kael).When a platoon of Korean War G.I.s is captured, they somehow end up at a ladies' garden club party. Or do they? Major Bennett Marco (Frank Sinatra) can't remember. As he searches for the answer, he discovers threads of a diabolical plot orchestrated by the utterly ruthless Mrs. Iselin (Lansbury) and involving her war hero son (Laurence Harvey), her senator husband (James Gregory) and a secret cabal of enemy leaders.*1962: Supporting Actress

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	Frank Sinatra	Major Bennett Marco
	Laurence Harvey	Raymond Shaw
	Janet Leigh	Eugenie Rose Chaney
	Angela Lansbury	Mrs. Eleanor Shaw Iselin
	Henry Silva	Chunjin
	James Gregory	Senator John Yerkes Iselin
	Leslie Parrish	Jocelyn Jordan
	John McGiver	Senator Thomas Jordan
	Khigh Dhiegh	Dr. Yen Lo
	James Edwards	Corporal Allen Melvin
	Douglas Henderson	Colonel Milt
	Albert Paulsen	Zilkov
	Barry Kelley	Secretary of Defense
	Lloyd Corrigan	Holborn Gaines
	Madame Spivy	Female Berezovo
	Joe Adams	Psychiatrist
	Alyce Allen	Woman
	Benjie Bancroft	Chauffeur
	Frank Basso	Photographer
	Mary Benoit	Woman in Lobby
	Jack Berle	Reporter
	Whit Bissell	Medical Officer
	Nicky Blair	Silvers
	Merritt Bohn	Jilly
	Nick Bolin	Berezovo

Crew View all

Director	John Frankenheimer
Writer	Richard Condon, George Axelrod, John Frankenheimer
Producer	George Axelrod, John Frankenheimer, Howard W. Koch
Musician	David Amram
Photography	Lionel Lindon

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Edition details

Edition	Special Edition
Packaging	Keep Case
Nr Discs	1
Layers	Single side, Single layer
Regions	Region 1

Personal

Purchased	On Nov 15, 2004 at DVDsoon
Watched
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Added Date	Sep 08, 2015 20:48:51
Modified Date	Sep 17, 2020 12:17:52

Notes

Easter Eggs:
Insert the DVD and from the Main Menu go to the 'Special Features.' Once there, press the 'Up' key on your remote control and a small diamond on the playing card will appear. Press the 'Enter' key and you will see a clip of William Friedkin with the phone ringing while his interviews were taped. He then comments, not to answer the phone in case the caller is calling to suggest a game of Solitaire.Now, go to the second page of the 'Special Features' menu and then highlight the menu entry 'Other Great MGM Releases.' Now press the 'Right' arrow key to highlight the diamond on the playing card and press the 'Enter' key on your remote control. You will now have the chance to see a brief clip of actress Angela Lansbury describing the morbid tale of how she researched how to react to being shot.