The Manchurian candidate
(Blu-ray)
Contributors
Frankenheimer, John, 1930-2002, film producer,
Koch, Howard W., Jr., 1916-2001, film producer.
Axelrod, George, screenwriter,
Sinatra, Frank, 1915-1998, actor.
Harvey, Laurence, actor.
Koch, Howard W., Jr., 1916-2001, film producer.
Axelrod, George, screenwriter,
Sinatra, Frank, 1915-1998, actor.
Harvey, Laurence, actor.
Published
[New York, N. Y.] : The Criterion Collection, [2016].
Format
Blu-ray
Edition
Blu-ray special edition.
ISBN
9781681431192, 168143119X
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (126 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Status
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Published
[New York, N. Y.] : The Criterion Collection, [2016].
Edition
Blu-ray special edition.
Language
English
ISBN
9781681431192, 168143119X
UPC
715515170215
Notes
General Note
Music composed and conducted by David Amram ; director of photography, Lionel Lindon ; production designer, Richard Sylbert ; film editor, Ferris Webster ; costumes by Moss Mabry ; set decorator, George R. Nelson ; costumer, Wesley V. Jefferies.
General Note
Based on the novel by Richard Condon.
General Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 1962.
General Note
Special features: Commentary (from 1997 featuring director John Frankenheimer); Angela Lansbury (new interview with the actor); Errol Morris (new interview with the filmmaker); George Axelrod, John Frankenheimer, and Frank Sinatra (conversation recorded in 1988 between director John Frankenheimer, screenwriter George Axelrod, and actor Frank Sinatra discussing the films' production); Susan Carruthers (new interview with the historian and author); Trailer. Insert includes an essay by critic Howard Hampton.
Creation/Production Credits
Music composed and conducted by David Amram ; director of photography, Lionel Lindon ; production designer, Richard Sylbert ; film editor, Ferris Webster ; costumes by Moss Mabry ; set decorator, George R. Nelson ; costumer, Wesley V. Jefferies.
Participants/Performers
Frank Sinatra, Laurence Harvey, Janet Leigh, Angela Lansbury, Henry Silva, James Gregory, Leslie Parrish, John McGiver, Khigh Dhiegh, James Edwards, Douglas Hendersen, Albert Paulsen, Barry Kelley, Lloyd Corrigan, Madame Spivy.
Description
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.
Target Audience
MPAA rating: PG-13.
System Details
Blu-ray; region A; widescreen (1.85:1); monaural; requires Blu-ray player.
Language
In English with optional English SDH subtitles.
Awards
National Film Registry selection, 1994.
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Copies
Location | Call Number | Status |
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Morris County Library - Adult Media | MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE (1962) BLU182 | Available |
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Frankenheimer, J., Koch, H. W., Jr., Axelrod, G., Sinatra, F., Harvey, L., Leigh, J., Lansbury, A., Silva, H., Gregory, J., Parrish, L., McGiver, J., Dhiegh, K., Edwards, J., Henderson, D., Paulsen, A., Kelley, B., Corrigan, L., Spivy, M., Amram, D., Lindon, L., Sylbert, R., Webster, F., Mabry, M., Nelson, G., Jefferies, W. V., Condon, R., Carruthers, S. L., & Hampton, H. (2016). The Manchurian candidate (Blu-ray special edition.). The Criterion Collection.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)John Frankenheimer et al.. 2016. The Manchurian Candidate. The Criterion Collection.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)John Frankenheimer et al.. The Manchurian Candidate The Criterion Collection, 2016.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Frankenheimer, John, et al. The Manchurian Candidate Blu-ray special edition., The Criterion Collection, 2016.
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