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When his army unit is ambushed during the first Gulf War, Sergeant Raymond Shaw saves his fellow soldiers just as his commanding officer, Major Ben Marco, is knocked unconscious. Using the incident for political gain, Shaw eventually becomes a vice-presidential nominee, but Marco is haunted by dream...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Manchurian candidate (Motion picture : 2004)
Other Authors: Pyne, Daniel, 1955- (Screenwriter), Georgaris, Dean (Screenwriter), Washington, Denzel, 1954- (Actor), Streep, Meryl (Actor), Schreiber, Liev (Actor), Voight, Jon, 1938- (Actor), Elise, Kimberly, 1971- (Actor), Wright, Jeffrey (Jeffrey Charles), 1965- (Actor), Levine, Ted (Actor), Ganz, Bruno (Actor), Ferrer, Miguel, 1954-2017 (Actor), Stockwell, Dean, 1936-2021 (Actor), Ciccolella, Jude (Actor), Portman, Rachel (composer (expression)), Wolsky, Albert (Costume designer), Fujimoto, Tak (director of photography.), Condon, Richard
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:English dialogue; closed-captioned in English.
Published: [Hollywood, California] : [Paramount Pictures], [2004]
Subjects:
Brainwashing > Drama.
Persian Gulf War, 1991 > Drama.
Vice-presidential candidates > Drama.
Brainwashing
Vice-presidential candidates
1991
Political films
Internet videos
Film remakes
Conspiracy films
Video recordings for the hearing impaired
Thrillers (Motion pictures)
Film adaptations
Fiction films
Feature films
Drama
Conspiracy films.
Political films.
Film adaptations.
Film remakes.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Internet videos.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Thriller > Feature.
Thrillers (Films)
Adaptations cinématographiques.
Nouvelles versions (Films)
Films de fiction.
Vidéos sur Internet.
Vidéos pour personnes handicapées auditives.
Films politiques.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Swank Digital Campus)
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Summary:When his army unit is ambushed during the first Gulf War, Sergeant Raymond Shaw saves his fellow soldiers just as his commanding officer, Major Ben Marco, is knocked unconscious. Using the incident for political gain, Shaw eventually becomes a vice-presidential nominee, but Marco is haunted by dreams of what really happened in Iraq. As Marco investigates, the story begins to unravel. He begins to figure that the entire unit was kidnapped and brainwashed as part of a plot to get Shaw into the White House. Now the Manchurian Global corporation appears desperate to stop him from finding out.
Item Description:Based upon the film screenplay by George Axelrod; based upon a novel by Richard Condon.
Originally released as a motion picture in 2004.
Physical Description:1 online resource (1 video file (approximately 129 min.)) : sound, color
Audience:MPAA rating: R; for violence and some language.
Awards:Hollywood Film Awards, Costume Designer of the Year, 2004
Production Credits:Director of photography, Tak Fujimoto ; editors, Carol Littleton, Craig McKay ; music, Rachel Portman ; costume designer, Albert Wolsky ; production designer, Kristi Zea.