The Manchurian Candidate

Written by:
Richard Condon (novel)
George Axelrod (1962 screenplay)

Directed by:
Jonathan Demme

Made in:
USA in 2004

Actors:
Jeffrey Wright .... Al Melvin
Pablo Schreiber .... Eddie Ingram
Anthony Mackie .... Robert Baker
Dorian Missick .... Owens
Jose Pablo Cantillo .... Villalobos
Teddy Dunn .... Wilson
Joaquin Perez-Campbell .... Atkins
Tim Artz .... Jameson
Denzel Washington .... Ben Marco
Robyn Hitchcock .... Laurent Tokar
Liev Schreiber .... Raymond Shaw

Plot:
When his army unit was ambushed during the first Gulf War, Sergeant Raymond Shaw saved his fellow soldiers just as his commanding officer, Major 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 Iraq. As Marco 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. IMDB

Review:
Fantastic movie!
I've not seen the original, but I definately recommend this one! It was great the whole way through and definately keeps you on the edge of your seat.

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