The Manchurian Candidate

original title:
The Manchurian Candidate
other titles:
(Der Manchurian Kandidat)
country / year of production:
USA / 2004 (x)
original length:
130 min. , color
premiere:
22 July 2004, Beverly Hills, California
genre:
Thriller
based on:
Richard Condon. The Manchurian Candidate. New York: Signet Books, 1959.
director:
Jonathan Demme
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plot synopsis:
keywords:
remake , assassination , medals , corruption , assault on superiors
war:
Second Gulf War (1991)
literature:
Stephen Hunter. "The Also-Ran: Jonathan Demme's 'Manchurian Candidate' Trails the Chilling Original". In: The Washington Post, 30 July 2004.
remarks:
Homepage: http://www.manchuriancandidatemovie.com/whoisthemanchuriancandidate.html

First, Brian De Palma and Neil Jordan were briefly considered to direct this remake of 1962.
availability:
VHS NTSC, DVD