THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE (1962)
The mother of all paranoid political thrillers (featuring the mother of all villainous mothers in Angela Lansbury), this well-crafted Cold War conspiracy tale seemed deliriously over-the-top until John F. Kennedy's assassination a year later made it seem uncomfortably prescient — so much so that director John Frankenheimer pulled the film out of circulation for the next 25 years.
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Democracy 'n' Action: 25 Powerful Political Thrillers
Should ''State of Play,'' out on DVD, join the ranks of films that put us on the edge of our seats (of power), including ''All the President's Men,'' ''JFK,'' and ''Munich''?
| Aug 31, 2009
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Image credit: The Manchurian Candidate: Photofest
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