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Manchurian Candidate, The (1962) Movie Reviews

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Movie critics combined give Manchurian Candidate, The (1962) a score of 3.4174 out of 4

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eFilmCritic.com (Justin Helmer)

The world of John Frankenheimer's "The Manchurian Candidate" seems somewhat far removed today. Set in the years of the 'red scare' that swept through America in the 1950's, it presents a world where there is a bad guy lurking under every bed....read the complete Manchurian Candidate, The (1962) review at eFilmCritic.com (Justin Helmer)

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Exclaim!

In its day, The Manchurian Candidate was a shockingly timely film, but it was actually yanked from circulation for almost 25 years for being too prescient. When it was released in 1962, it was a scathing critique of McCarthyism and the idea that there...read the complete Manchurian Candidate, The (1962) review at Exclaim!

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Moviehole (--)

"Candidate", a remake of John Frankenheimer's classic paranoid thriller from good ol' 62, isn't a bad movie, don't get me wrong, but if your forced to switch your brain onto overdrive for a couple of hours you want it to be worthwhile....read the complete Manchurian Candidate, The (1962) review at Moviehole (--)

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Michael D's Region 4 DVD Info Page

Repatriated to America, Raymond Shaw (Laurence Harvey) is awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for valour in rescuing the platoon. But the other survivors of the patrol, including Major Ben Marco (Frank Sinatra), are plagued with dreams that seem...read the complete Manchurian Candidate, The (1962) review at Michael D's Region 4 DVD Info Page