The Manchurian Candidate (1962)
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.
- John Frankenheimer
- Joseph C. Behm
- David Salven
- Read Killgore
- Mollie Kent
- Amalia Wade
- Grace Dubray
- George Axelrod
- Richard Condon
Rating: 7.5/10 by 699 users
Alternative Title:
The Manchurian Candidate - US
Sob o Domínio do Mal - BR
El Mensajero del miedo - ES
谍影迷魂 - CN
恐怖分子 - CN
Κάτω από εναν Αλλον Ηλιο - GR
谍网迷魂 - CN
맨츄리안 켄디데이트 - KR
Botschafter der Angst - DE
맨츄리안 캔디데이트 - KR
Ruterdame dreper - NO
Country:
United States of America
Language:
English
Runtime: 02 hour 06 minutes
Budget: $2,200,000
Revenue: $7,700,000
Plot Keyword: communist, cold war, korean war (1950-53), stepparents, conspiracy, brainwashed assassin, brainwashing, black and white, election, presidential candidate, sleeper agent, queen of diamonds, korea
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...
