The manchurian candidate, directed by John Frankenheimer ; written by George Axelrod
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The manchurian candidate, directed by John Frankenheimer ; written by George Axelrod
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Main title
The manchurian candidate
Oclc number
936386697
Responsibility statement
directed by John Frankenheimer ; written by George Axelrod
Runtime
126
Series statement
Criterion collection
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
Technique
live action
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