Guide Note:
The Manchurian Candidate is an American conspiracy thriller film based on Richard Condon's novel of the same name.
Fast Facts:
- Original film release: October 24, 1962
- Director: John Frankenheimer
- Producer: George Axelrod
- Starring: Frank Sinatra, Laurence Harvey, Janet Leigh and Angela Lansbury
- Run time: 126 min
- Film remake release: July 30, 2004
- Director and Producer: Jonathan Demme
- Starring: Denzel Washington, Meryl Streep, Liev Schreiber and Jon Voight
- Run time: 129 min
- Based on Richard Condon's novel of the same name