The Manchurian Candidate (1962) update feed
“I already saw this movie but, the first time, it was on the BBC so I was quite eager to watch it again but with some subtitles this time around. Well, Iโm really glad I did because I enjoyed it even more. I guess the first time I watched it, I focused too much on the story which is, to be honest, really far-fetched and even rather ridiculous. However, this time around, I focused more on its weird dark and nightmarish mood and I was actually really swept away by the damned thing. The most interesting thing with this movie is how John Frankenheimer managed to mix a realistic approach with a totally far-fetched story. Indeed, the hypnotism and brainwashing thing was quite preposterous and, on paper, there is no way this story should have worked. However, the fact that it was taking place in” read more
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" Robert Riordan as Benjamin K. Arthur James Gregory as Senator John Yerkes Iselin and Angela Lansbury as Mrs. Eleanor Shaw Iselin "
"...and Laurence Harvey Angela Lansbury as Mrs. Eleanor Shaw Iselin"
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" Laurence Harvey as Raymond Shaw โDuring the Korean War, the Soviets and Chinese capture a U.S. Army platoon and take it to Manchuria in communist China. Three days later, Staff Sergeant Raymond Shaw (Laurence Harvey) and Captain Bennett Marco (Frank Sinatra) manage to return to UN lines. Upon Marco's recommendation, Shaw is awarded the Medal of Honor for saving their lives in combat.โ (Wikipedia) โShaw enters the convention hall disguised as a priest and takes up a sniper's position high "
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"The introduction to the fight between Thurman and Fox parallels the fight between Sinatra and Silva."