The Manchurian Candidate (1959)

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf film
gptkbp:artwork flashbacks
dream sequences
nonlinear narrative
gptkbp:basedOn The_Manchurian_Candidate_(novel)
gptkbp:boxOffice $19 million
gptkbp:budget $2 million
gptkbp:character gptkb:Major_Bennett_Marco
gptkb:Raymond_Shaw
gptkb:Senator_John_Iselin
gptkb:Eleanor_Shaw
Chunjin
gptkbp:cinematographyBy gptkb:Lionel_Lindon
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:criticalReception cult classic
gptkbp:culturalImpact referenced in popular culture
gptkbp:directedBy gptkb:John_Frankenheimer
gptkbp:distributor gptkb:United_Artists
gptkbp:editedBy gptkb:Sam_O'Steen
gptkbp:filmFestival gptkb:Cannes_Film_Festival
gptkb:Toronto_International_Film_Festival
AFI Fest
gptkbp:genre political thriller
gptkbp:homeMediaRelease Blu-ray
DVD
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Manchurian Candidate (1959)
gptkbp:influenced political thrillers
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:McCarthyism
gptkb:Cold_War
gptkb:Richard_Condon
psychological thriller
film noir
paranoia of the 1960s
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:legacy considered one of the greatest films of all time
gptkbp:musicBy gptkb:David_Amram
gptkbp:notableFeature 2 Academy Award nominations
gptkbp:premiere gptkb:New_York_City
gptkbp:producedBy gptkb:George_Axelrod
gptkbp:releaseDate October 24, 1962
gptkbp:remake gptkb:The_Manchurian_Candidate_(2004)
4K restoration
gptkbp:screenplayBy gptkb:George_Axelrod
gptkbp:setting gptkb:United_States
gptkb:Korea
gptkbp:starring gptkb:Frank_Sinatra
gptkb:Angela_Lansbury
gptkb:Janet_Leigh
gptkb:Laurence_Harvey
gptkbp:theme identity
political conspiracy
brainwashing
gptkbp:wrote gptkb:George_Axelrod