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The Manchurian Candidate is a novel by Richard Condon, first published in 1959. It is a political thriller about the son of a prominent U.S. political family who is brainwashed into being an unwitting assassin for a Communist conspiracy.
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- Richard Condon
- April 27, 1959
- McGraw-Hill
The Manchurian Candidate is a 1962 American neo-noir psychological political thriller film directed and produced by John Frankenheimer. The screenplay is by George Axelrod, based on the 1959 Richard Condon novel The Manchurian Candidate.
- $2.2 million
- David Amram
- October 24, 1962
A classic political thriller about a brainwashed assassin in the Korean War and a Communist conspiracy. Starring Frank Sinatra, Laurence Harvey, Janet Leigh and Angela Lansbury, directed by John Frankenheimer.
- (78K)
- Drama, Thriller
- John Frankenheimer
- 1962-10-24
Jul 30, 2004 · A remake of the 1962 political thriller about a brainwashed vice-presidential nominee and a paranoid veteran. Directed by Jonathan Demme, starring Denzel Washington, Liev Schreiber and Meryl Streep.
- (115K)
- Drama, Horror, Mystery
- Jonathan Demme
- 2004-07-30
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...
- (2.6K)
- Jonathan Demme
- R
- Denzel Washington
The Manchurian Candidate is a 2004 American neo-noir psychological political thriller film directed by Jonathan Demme.
A classic political thriller about a Korean War veteran who is brainwashed as an assassin for a Communist conspiracy. Read the summaries of the film's plot, cast, and trivia on IMDb, the world's most popular and authoritative source for movie, TV and celebrity content.
