The Manchurian Candidate
When you've seen it all, you'll swear there's never been anything like it!
Overview
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.
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Available Languages
English
US
Title:
"When you've seen it all, you'll swear there's never been anything like it!"
Deutsch
DE
Title: Botschafter der Angst
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suomi
FI
Title: Mantshurian kandidaatti
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Italiano
IT
Title: Và e uccidi
"Quando avrai visto tutto, giurerai che non c'è mai stato niente di simile!"
Français
FR
Title: Un crime dans la tête
"Quand vous aurez tout vu, vous jurez qu'il n'y a jamais rien eu de tel !"
Português
PT
Title: O Enviado da Manchúria
"O inimigo oculto."
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Reviews
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...
Oscar Awards
Wins
Haven't Won A Oscar
Nominations
ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE - 1962
Angela Lansbury
FILM EDITING - 1962
Ferris Webster
Media
Featurette
Angela Lansbury Looks Back at the Making of 'The Manchurian Candidate' | TCMFF 2016
Featurette
Angela Lansbury on THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE
Trailer
THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE - Original Theatrical Trailer