Seven Days in May
1964
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Dec 7, 2003 · The title of "The Manchurian Candidate" has entered everyday speech as shorthand for a brainwashed sleeper, a subject who has been hypnotized and instructed to act when his controllers pull the psychological trigger. In the movie, an American patrol is captured by Chinese communists during the Korean War, and one soldier is programmed to become ...
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Not a moment of “The Manchurian Candidate” lacks edge and tension and a cynical spin. And what’s even more surprising is how the film now plays as a political comedy, as well as a thriller.
The Manchurian Candidate. 97% Tomatometer 65 Reviews 90% Audience Score 25,000+ Ratings Near the end of the Korean War, a platoon of U.S. soldiers is captured by communists and brainwashed ...
- (64)
- John Frankenheimer
- PG-13
- Frank Sinatra
Oct 24, 2016 · The Hollywood Reporter’s original review is below: A suspense melodrama with political background, exploring and exploiting some dramatic projections of communist brainwashing, The Manchurian...
- James Powers
Years after his squad was ambushed during the Gulf War, Major Ben Marco (Denzel Washington) finds himself having terrible nightmares. He begins to doubt that his fellow squad-mate Sergeant Raymond...
- (210)
- Jonathan Demme
- R
- Denzel Washington
Starring Frank Sinatra, Laurence Harvey, Janet Leigh and Oscar-nominee Angela Lansbury, 'The Manchurian Candidate' is an outstanding and unparalleled thriller set in the midst of the Cold War, a tale of politics, family, distress and guilt with flawless direction from Frankenheimer.
The Manchurian Candidate thrilled audiences in 1962 while addressing McCarthyism and the Cold War in its own way. Full Review | Original Score: 4.5/5 | May 23, 2024
