Denzel Washington
Army Major Ben Marco
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The Manchurian Candidate (2004) was directed by Jonathan Demme, and starred Liev Schreiber as Shaw, Denzel Washington as Marco, and Meryl Streep as Eleanor. It was generally well received by critics, and moderately successful at the box office.
Summaries. In the midst of the Gulf War, soldiers are kidnapped and brainwashed for sinister purposes. When his army unit was ambushed during the first Gulf War, Sergeant Raymond Shaw saved his fellow soldiers just as his commanding officer, then-Captain Ben Marco, was knocked unconscious.
The Manchurian candidate is John Iselin (James Gregory), a weak and buffoonish politician with a drink problem and a sinister, controlling wife (Angela Lansbury).
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- Mystery & Thriller, Drama
- PG-13
Jul 19, 2004 · Roger Ebert July 19, 2004. Tweet. Denzel Washington stars as a career soldier who has grave suspicions about his former sergeant, played by Liev Schreiber (right), who becomes the vice presidential candidate in Jonathan Demme's remake of "The Manchurian Candidate." Now streaming on:
The Manchurian Candidate (2004) As the entire nation watches the presidential campaign hurtle towards Election Day, one soldier (Denzel Washington) races to uncover the conspiracy behind it - a conspiracy that seeks to destroy democracy itself. 2,175 IMDb 6.6 2 h 9 min 2004. R. Suspense · Drama · Biting · Intense.
Jul 30, 2004 · Overview. Years after his squad was ambushed during the Gulf War, Major Ben Marco finds himself having terrible nightmares. He begins to doubt that his fellow squad-mate Sergeant Raymond Shaw, now a vice-presidential candidate, is the hero he remembers him being.
