The Manchurian candidate

The Manchurian candidate [videorecording] / screenplay by George Axelrod ; produced by George Axelrod and John Frankenheimer ; directed by John Frankenheimer. - Special ed. - Santa Monica, CA : MGM Home Entertainment, [2004] - 1 videodisc (127 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 insert.

Based on the novel by Richard Condon. DVD release of the 1962 motion picture. Anamorphic widescreen format (1.75:1 aspect ratio); Dolby digital. Special features include: commentary track by John Frankenheimer; cast and crew interviews; Queen of diamonds (featurette with Angela Lansbury); A little solitaire (featurette with William Friedkin); original theatrical trailer.

Director of photography, Lionel Lindon ; film editor, Ferris Webster ; music composed and conducted by David Amram. Director of photography, Lionel Lindon ; film editor, Ferris Webster ; music composed and conducted by David Amram.

Frank Sinatra, Laurence Harvey, Janet Leigh, Angela Lansbury, Henry Silva, James Gregory.

A U.S. Army platoon, captured in the Korean conflict, is whisked to Manchuria for three nightmarish days of experimental drug-and-hypnosis-induced conditioning to carry out the orders of the enemy upon release. When a decorated Korean War veteran who has been brainwashed starts to commit political assassinations, his old military commander begins to suspect and must stop him.

MPAA rating: PG13.


DVD.


Closed-captioned. English (mono. or 5.1 surround) or Spanish (mono.) soundtracks; optional English, French or Spanish subtitles.

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Presidents--Assassination attempts--Drama.
Brainwashing--Drama.
Assassins--Drama.
Korean War, 1950-1953--Veterans--Drama.
Mothers and sons--Drama.
Cold War--Drama.
Presidentes--Teatro.
Sugestiâon mental--Teatro.
Presidents--Assassination attempts--Drama.
Brainwashing--Drama.
Assassins--Drama.


United States--Politics and government--1953-1961--Drama.


Thrillers (Motion pictures, television, etc.)
Political--Feature.
Film adaptations.
Feature films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

CM DVD 00236

791.43/72