The manchurian candidate

Frankenheimer, John, 1930-2002 (director, producer.). Axelrod, George, (screenwriter,, producer.). Sinatra, Frank, 1915-1998 (actor.). Harvey, Laurence, (actor.). Leigh, Janet, (actor.). Lansbury, Angela, 1925- (actor.). Condon, Richard. (Added Author). Criterion Collection (Firm), (publisher.). Frank Sinatra, Laurence Harvey, Janet Leigh, Angela Lansbury, Henry Silva. (Cast).

Summary: Set in the early fifties, this razor-sharp adaptation of the novel by Richard Condon concerns the decorated U.S. Army sergeant Raymond Shaw, who as a prisoner during the Korean War is brainwashed into being a sleeper assassin in a Communist conspiracy, and a fellow POW who slowly uncovers the sinister plot.

Record details

Physical Description: videorecording (DVD)
1 videodisc (approximately 126 minutes) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in + 1 folded booklet.
Publisher: [United States] : The Criterion Collection, ©2016.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Based on the novel by Richard Condon. Originally released as a motion picture in 1962. Special features: Audio commentary from 1997 featuring director John Frankenheimer; new interview with actor Angela Lansbury; new piece featuring filmmaker Errol Morris; conversation between Frankenheimer, George Axelrod, and Frank Sinatra from 1988; new interview with historian Susan Carruthers; trailer; essay by critic Howard Hampton in booklet.
Participant or Performer Note:	Frank Sinatra, Laurence Harvey, Janet Leigh, Angela Lansbury, Henry Silva.
Language Note:	English subtitles (SDH).