The Manchurian Candidate Movie (2004)
In the midst of the Gulf War, soldiers are kidnapped and brainwashed for sinister purposes.
When his army unit was ambushed during the first Gulf War, Sergeant Raymond Shaw saved his fellow soldiers just as his commanding officer, then-Captain Ben Marco, was knocked unconscious. Brokering the incident for political capital, Shaw eventually becomes a vice-presidential nominee, while Marco is haunted by dreams of what happened -- or didn't happen -- in Kuwait. As Marco (now a Major) investigates, the story begins to unravel, to the point where he questions if it happened at all. Is it possible the entire unit was kidnapped and brainwashed to believe Shaw is a war hero as part of a plot to seize the White House? Some very powerful people at Manchurian Global corporation appear desperate to stop him from finding out.
When his army unit was ambushed during the first Gulf War, Sergeant Raymond Shaw saved his fellow soldiers just as his commanding officer, then-Captain Ben Marco, was knocked unconscious. Brokering the incident for political capital, Shaw eventually becomes a vice-presidential nominee, while Marco is haunted by dreams of what happened -- or didn't happen -- in Kuwait. As Marco (now a Major) investigates, the story begins to unravel, to the point where he questions if it happened at all. Is it possible the entire unit was kidnapped and brainwashed to believe Shaw is a war hero as part of a plot to seize the White House? Some very powerful people at Manchurian Global corporation appear desperate to stop him from finding out.
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When his army unit was ambushed during the first Gulf War, Sergeant Raymond Shaw saved his fellow soldiers just as his commanding officer, then-Captain Ben Marco, was knocked unconscious. Brokering the incident for political capital, Shaw eventually becomes a vice-presidential nominee, while Marco is haunted by dreams of what happened -- or didn't happen -- in Kuwait. As Marco (now a Major) investigates, the story begins to unravel, to the point where he questions if it happened at all. Is it possible the entire unit was kidnapped and brainwashed to believe Shaw is a war hero as part of a plot to seize the White House? Some very powerful people at Manchurian Global corporation appear desperate to stop him from finding out.Details
- Rated: R
- Runtime: 2:09 hours
- Genre: Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
- Director: Jonathan Demme
- Writer: Richard Condon (novel), George Axelrod, Daniel Pyne (screenplay), Dean Georgaris (screenplay)
- Actors: Jeffrey Wright, Pablo Schreiber, Anthony Mackie, Dorian Missick
- Language: English
- Country: USA
- Awards: Nominated for 1 Golden Globe. Another 1 win & 11 nominations
- Production Company: Paramount Pictures
- Box Office: $65,700,000
- ASIN: B000I55YQM
- Year Released: 2004
- Release Date: Jul 29, 2004
- DVD Date: Dec 20, 2004
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