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The Manchurian Candidate

Screening on Film
Directed by John Frankenheimer.
With Frank Sinatra, Laurence Harvey, Janet Leigh.
US, 1962, 35mm, black & white, 126 min.

An entertaining mix of political satire, black comedy, and thriller, The Manchurian Candidate stars Frank Sinatra as Korean War veteran and ex-P.O.W. Major Marco.  Upon his return to the United States, Marco suffers nightmares in which he sees fellow P.O.W. and war hero Raymond Shaw (Laurence Harvey) being brainwashed by Chinese Communists then murdering American soldiers on command. As Shaw’s ambitious mother (Angela Lansbury) relentlessly promotes her McCarthy-esqe husband’s political career, Major Marco and the Pentagon investigate the possible reality of his disturbing thoughts.  As the intrigue grows, everything culminates in an unforgettably suspenseful climax.

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