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Director:
Writers:
Richard Condon (novel)
George Axelrod (screenplay)
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Release Date:
24 October 1962 (USA) more
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Tagline:
When you've seen it all, you'll swear there's never been anything like it! more
Plot:
A former Korean War POW is brainwashed by Communists into becoming a political assassin. But another former prisoner may know how to save him. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 6 wins & 4 nominations more
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(35 articles)
Review: The Box – can’t get no satisfaction
 (From t5m.com. 7 December 2009, 7:43 AM, PST)

Birthday Suits: Good Hair, and Good Music.
 (From FilmExperience. 14 November 2009, 7:29 AM, PST)

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Belongs in Top 50 Dramas more (249 total)

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Runtime:
126 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Mono (Westrex Recording System) | Dolby SR | Dolby Digital
Certification:
Finland:(Banned) (1964) (cut) | Finland:(Banned) (1964) (uncut) | Finland:K-16 (1989) (uncut) | UK:A (1962) (cut) | West Germany:16 (f) | South Korea:15 | Australia:M | Norway:15 (re-rating) | Norway:16 (original rating) | Sweden:15 | UK:15 | USA:Approved (original rating) | USA:PG-13

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It took a full week to film the opening dream sequence. Director John Frankenheimer rushed a rough edit of the sequence to Frank Sinatra, then decided to keep the cut in the final movie unchanged. more
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Errors in geography: Shaw's and Marco's journeys through Central Park do not accurately reflect the real layout of the famous park. more
Quotes:
Raymond Shaw: Put away your Penguin Freud, Diana. And your crystal ball. more
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Remade as The Manchurian Candidate (2004) more
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The Star-Spangled Banner more

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20 out of 34 people found the following comment useful.
Belongs in Top 50 Dramas, 15 January 2000
Author: Edi Garcia from New Jersey

Manchurian Candidate is, quite simply, the best political thriller of all time. I can't think of another that keeps me on the edge of my seat, even on the tenth viewing. The incredible script, Angela Lansbury's Dearest Mommy, the effective use of black & white film for a movie about issues that were anything but black & white--I could go on and on.

I know that most people rave about Ms. Lansbury above all the other cast members, but--for me--Frank Sinatra wins the prize hands down. His disbelief, and then his disillusionment, and then his despair are perfectly portrayed. There were really two Sinatras, the singer AND the great actor.

In watching The Manchurian Candidate again and again, I never cease to be amazed at its prescient theme, the danger of the combination of fanaticism and patriotic fervor. Goldwater's famous quote comes to mind, "Extremism in the defense of virtue is no vice". In my opinion, this film just gets better with age.

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