| Title |
The Manchurian candidate / United Artists ; Metro Goldwyn Mayer ; M.C. Productions ; executive producer, Howard W. Koch ; screenplay by George Axelrod ; produced by George Axelrod and John Frankenheimer ; directed by John Frankenheimer. |
| Edition |
Blu-ray special edition. |
| OCLC |
ocn938694012 |
| ISBN |
9781681431192 |
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168143119X |
| ISBN/ISSN |
715515170215 |
| Music number |
CC2594BD The Criterion Collection |
| Publisher |
[Irvington, NY] : The Criterion Collection, [2016] |
| Description |
1 videodisc (126 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. |
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digital optical mono rda. |
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video file Blu-Ray rda. |
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Motion picture. |
| LC Subject heading/s |
Condon, Richard -- Film adaptations.
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Brainwashing -- Drama.
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Assassins -- Drama.
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Korean War, 1950-1953 -- Veterans -- Drama.
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Mothers and sons -- Drama.
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Cold War -- Drama.
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United States -- Politics and government -- 1953-1961 -- Drama.
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Other
Genre heading/s |
Conspiracy films.
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Thrillers (Motion pictures)
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Film adaptations.
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Feature films.
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Fiction films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| System details note |
Blu-ray, widescreen (1.85:1); monaural; |
| Cast |
Frank Sinatra, Laurence Harvey, Janet Leigh, Angela Lansbury, Henry Silva. |
| Creation/Production credits |
Music composed and conducted by David Amram ; director of photography, Lionel Lindon ; film editor, Ferris Webster. |
| Target audience |
MPAA rating: PG-13. |
| 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. |
| General note |
Title from sell sheet. |
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Based on the novel by Richard Condon. |
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Originally released as a motion picture in 1962. |
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Special features: Commentary (from 1997 featuring director John Frankenheimer); Angela Lansbury (new interview with the actor); Errol Morris (new interview with the filmmaker); George Axelrod, John Frankenheimer, and Frank Sinatra (conversation recorded in 1988 between director John Frankenheimer, screenwriter George Axelrod, and actor Frank Sinatra discussing the films' production); Susan Carruthers (new interview with the historian and author); Trailer. Insert includes an essay by critic Howard Hampton. |
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Special features: Audio commentary from 1997 featuring director John Frankenheimer; new interview with actor Angela Lansbury; new piece featuring filmmaker Errol Morris; conversation between Frankenheimer, George Axelrod, and Frank Sinatra from 1988; new interview with historian Susan Carruthers; trailer; essay by critic Howard Hampton. |
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