The Manchurian candidate, Paramount Pictures presents a Scott Rudin/Tina Sinatra production in association with Clinica Estectico, a Jonathan Demme picture ; produced by Tina Sinatra ... [et al.] ; screenplay by Daniel Pyne and Dean Georgaris ; directed by Jonathan Demme. --
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The Manchurian candidate, Paramount Pictures presents a Scott Rudin/Tina Sinatra production in association with Clinica Estectico, a Jonathan Demme picture ; produced by Tina Sinatra ... [et al.] ; screenplay by Daniel Pyne and Dean Georgaris ; directed by Jonathan Demme. --
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Intended audience
CHV rating: 14A
Main title
The Manchurian candidate
Medium
videorecording
Responsibility statement
Paramount Pictures presents a Scott Rudin/Tina Sinatra production in association with Clinica Estectico, a Jonathan Demme picture ; produced by Tina Sinatra ... [et al.] ; screenplay by Daniel Pyne and Dean Georgaris ; directed by Jonathan Demme. --
Runtime
130
Summary
When his army unit is ambushed during the first Gulf War, Sergeant Raymond Shaw saves his fellow soldiers just as his commanding officer, Major Ben Marco, is knocked unconscious. Using the incident for political gain, Shaw eventually becomes a vice-presidential nominee, but Marco is haunted by dreams of what really happened in Iraq. As Marco investigates, the story begins to unravel. He begins to figure that the entire unit was kidnapped and brainwashed as part of a plot to get Shaw into the White House. Now the Manchurian Global corporation appears desperate to stop him from finding out
Target audience
general
Technique
live action
Contributor
Incoming Resources
- Has instance1
Outgoing Resources
- Contributor13
- Genre2
- Subject7