The Manchurian Candidate is a 1962 American neo-noir, psychological political thriller about the Cold War and sleeper agents. The film was directed and produced by John Frankenheimer. The screenplay is by George Axelrod, based on the 1959 Richard Condon novel The Manchurian Candidate. The film's leading actors are Frank Sinatra, Laurence Harvey, and Angela Lansbury, with co-stars Janet Leigh, Henry Silva, and James Gregory. The plot centers on Korean War veteran Raymond Shaw, part of a prominent political family. Shaw is brainwashed by communists after his Army platoon is captured. He returns to civilian life in the United States, where he becomes an unwitting assassin in an international communist conspiracy. The group, which includes representatives of the People’s Republic of China and the Soviet Union, plans to assassinate the presidential nominee of an American political party leading to the overthrow of the U.S. government. The film was released in the United States on October 24, 1962, at the height
The Manchurian Candidate es un 1962 estadounidense neo-noir, thriller político psicológico sobre la Guerra Fría y agentes dormitorios. La película fue dirigida y producida por John Frankenheimer. El guión es de George Axelrod, basado en la novela de 1959 Richard Condon The Manchurian Candidate. Los actores principales de la película son Frank Sinatra, Laurence Harvey, y Angela Lansbury, con co-estrellas Janet Leigh, Henry Silva, y James Gregory. La trama se centra en el veterano de la Guerra de Corea Raymond Shaw, parte de una familia política prominente. Shaw es lavado al cerebro por los comunistas después de que su platoón del ejército es capturado. Él vuelve a la vida civil en los Estados Unidos, donde se convierte en un asesino involuntario en una conspiración comunista internacional. El grupo, que incluye a representantes de la República Popular de China y la Unión Soviética, planea asesinar al candidato presidencial de un partido que conduce al gobierno estadounidense el 24 de octubre de 196