-
-
The film The Manchurian Candidate is a conspiracy thriller based on Richard Condon's novel of the same name. The original film was released in 1962; a remake was released in 2004.
The original film's central conceit is that the son of prominent, right-wing political family has been brainwashed by Communists to act as an assassin. While the remake keeps the brainwashing storyline, the Communists are replaced by a mysterious corporate oligarchy manipulating a centrist Democrat as opposed to a right-wing politician.
Unsubstantiated rumors persist that the original film's star Frank Sinatra had the film pulled from circulation following the Kennedy assassination in 1963. The film was not publicly rereleased until 1988 when disputes between MGM and Sinatra's attorneys, who controlled the rights to the film, were settled.
-
Original Fast Facts
- Release date: October 24, 1962
- Director: John Frankenheimer
- Starring: Frank Sinatra, Laurence Harvey, Janet Leigh and Angela Lansbury
- Run time: 126 min
Remake Fast Facts
- Release date: July 30, 2004
- Director: Jonathan Demme
- Starring: Denzel Washington, Meryl Streep, Liev Schreiber and Jon Voight
- Run time: 129 min
-
-
The Manchurian Candidate Questions
online miss mahalo contest. Please paste photos of your candidate for this contest. best photo wins. 5 AnswersI'm nominating nerd queen Felicia Day. She's cute, producer of The Guild, easily approachable, a gaming nerd, funny and a redhead! read more
What happens if no presidential candidate gets 270 electoral votes? 2 Answers"If no candidate receives a majority of electoral votes, the House of Representatives elects the President from the 3 Presidential candidates who received the m... read more
When does the Windows 7 Beta (not Release Candidate) expire? 2 AnswersHere is the information direct from Microsoft. Please note that there is a change in the dates from what was originally stated. http://windowsteamblog.com/cfs-... read more
view more questions...
-
On Twitter Powered by Twitter
-
@wakeup1442 As a Manchurian Candidate he isn't allowed to think for himself. Set the countdown clock, destruction is eminent. T minus...
-
@BluegrassPundit the better question is: do YOU believe he's a manchurian candidate/jihadist in sheep's clothing.
-
#meatmovies The Manchurian Chicken Candidate
-
@gmanreviews Also: Eleanor Iselin in "Manchurian Candidate"; Jack Nicholson's character in "The Shining"; Beth Jarrett "Ordinary People"
-
didn't yall watch the original manchurian candidate to find out who the real conspirators were? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y_iBcXCu84w
view more tweets...
-
About this page
-
Page Views0
No one is currently managing this page.
This page currently has no vertical manager.
