May 9th, 2018 | Updated on June 30th, 2022
72. The Manchurian Candidate (1962)
Storyline:
Major Ben Marco (Frank Sinatra) is an intelligence officer in the U.S. Army. He served valiantly as a captain in the Korean war and his Sergeant, Raymond Shaw (Laurence Harvey), even won the Medal of Honor. Marco has a major problem however: he has a recurring nightmare, one where two members of his squad are killed by Shaw. He’s put on indefinite sick leave and visits Shaw in New York. Shaw for his part has established himself well, despite the misgivings of his domineering mother, Mrs. Eleanor Shaw Iselin (Angela Lansbury). She is a red-baiter, accusing anyone who disagrees with her right-wing reactionary views of being a Communist.
Movie Review : The Manchurian Candidate pops up with a rash supposition that could serve to scare some viewers half to death — that is, if they should be dupes enough to believe it, which we solemnly trust they won’t. Read Full Review…
