The manchurian candidate., screenplay by George Axelrod ; produced by George Axelrod and John Frankenheimer ; directed by John Frankenheimer, Widescreen
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The manchurian candidate., screenplay by George Axelrod ; produced by George Axelrod and John Frankenheimer ; directed by John Frankenheimer, Widescreen
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Main title
The manchurian candidate.
Oclc number
944184077
Responsibility statement
screenplay by George Axelrod ; produced by George Axelrod and John Frankenheimer ; directed by John Frankenheimer
Runtime
126
Series statement
Criterion collection, 803
Summary
Set in the early fifties, this razor-sharp adaptation of the novel by Richard Condon concerns the decorated U.S. Army sergeant Raymond Shaw, who as a prisoner during the Korean War is brainwashed into being a sleeper assassin in a Communist conspiracy, and a fellow POW who slowly uncovers the sinister plot
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live action
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Widescreen
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- Mothers and sons -- Drama
- Thrillers (Motion pictures)
- Condon, Richard -- Film and video adaptations
- Film adaptations
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- Cold War -- Drama
- Feature films
- Brainwashing -- Drama
- Fiction films
- Korean War, 1950-1953 + Veterans -- Drama
- United States -- Politics and government -- 1953-1961 -- Drama
- Conspiracy films
- Assassins -- Drama
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- Mothers and sons -- Drama
- Thrillers (Motion pictures)
- Condon, Richard -- Film and video adaptations
- Film adaptations
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- Cold War -- Drama
- Feature films
- Brainwashing -- Drama
- Fiction films
- Korean War, 1950-1953 + Veterans -- Drama
- United States -- Politics and government -- 1953-1961 -- Drama
- Conspiracy films
- Assassins -- Drama
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