The Manchurian Candidate (1962)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/The_Manchurian_Candidate_(1962)
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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:film
gptkbp:AFI100 Angela Lansbury ranked #21 on AFI's 100 Years...100 Heroes & Villains (as Mrs. Iselin)
ranked #67 on AFI's 100 Years...100 Movies (1998)
ranked #67 on AFI's 100 Years...100 Thrills
gptkbp:Angela_Lansbury nominated for Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
gptkbp:author gptkb:Richard_Condon
gptkbp:basedOn gptkb:The_Manchurian_Candidate_(novel)
gptkbp:boxOfficeGross $7.7 million (US/Canada rentals)
gptkbp:cinematography gptkb:Lionel_Lindon
gptkbp:colorProcess black-and-white
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:criteria gptkb:United_States_National_Film_Registry
gptkbp:director gptkb:John_Frankenheimer
gptkbp:distributor gptkb:United_Artists
gptkbp:editingBy gptkb:Ferris_Webster
gptkbp:genre crime drama
neo-noir
psychological thriller
gptkbp:homeMediaRelease gptkb:DVD
gptkb:Blu-ray
gptkb:VHS
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Manchurian Candidate (1962)
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:musicBy gptkb:David_Amram
gptkbp:nominatedFor gptkb:Academy_Award_for_Best_Film_Editing
gptkb:Academy_Award_for_Best_Supporting_Actress
gptkbp:notableCharacter gptkb:Major_Bennett_Marco
gptkb:Raymond_Shaw
gptkb:Eleanor_Iselin
gptkb:Jocelyn_Jordan
gptkb:Senator_John_Iselin
gptkbp:notableFor influence on political thriller genre
satirical depiction of McCarthyism
controversial withdrawal from circulation after JFK assassination
gptkbp:notableScene brainwashing sequence
gptkbp:plotSummary A former prisoner of war is brainwashed as an unwitting assassin in a Communist conspiracy.
gptkbp:producer gptkb:George_Axelrod
gptkbp:productionCompany gptkb:M.C._Productions
gptkbp:releaseDate October 24, 1962
gptkbp:remakeOf gptkb:The_Manchurian_Candidate_(2004)
gptkbp:runtime 126 minutes
gptkbp:screenwriter gptkb:George_Axelrod
gptkbp:setDuring gptkb:Korean_War
gptkbp:starring gptkb:Frank_Sinatra
gptkb:Angela_Lansbury
gptkb:James_Gregory
gptkb:Henry_Silva
gptkb:Laurence_Harvey
Janet Leigh
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gptkb:Stanley_Chase
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7