The Manchurian candidate
(DVD) 

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Popular Media - 3rd FloorPN1995.9.S87 M36 2004On Shelf

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Format
DVD
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (127 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
UPC
027616701329, 27616911131, 027616911131, 00027616911131

Notes

General Note
"M-G-M movie legends" and "Special edition" versions are the same DVDs (1006975; MGM Home Entertainment, ©2004), just with slightly different covers on cases
General Note
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1962.
General Note
Based on the novel by Richard Condon.
General Note
Special features: Audio commentary by John Frankenheimer; Exclusive interview with Frank Sinatra, George Axelrod and John Frankenheimer; "Queen of diamonds" (featurette with Angela Lansbury); "A little solitaire" (featurette with William Friedkin); Photo gallery; Theatrical trailer.
Creation/Production Credits
Music composed and conducted by David Amram ; director of photography, Lionel Lindon ; production designer, Richard Sylbert ; film editor, Ferris Webster ; costumes by Moss Mabry ; set decorator, George R. Nelson ; costumer, Wesley V. Jefferies.
Participants/Performers
Frank Sinatra, Laurence Harvey, Janet Leigh, Angela Lansbury, Henry Silva, James Gregory, Leslie Parrish, John McGiver, Khigh Dhiegh, James Edwards, Douglas Henderson, Albert Paulsen, Barry Kelley, Lloyd Corrigan, Madame Spivy.
Description
A U.S. Army platoon, captured in the Korean conflict, is whisked to Manchuria for three nightmarish days of experimental drug-and-hypnosis-induced conditioning to carry out the orders of the enemy upon release. When a decorated Korean War veteran who has been brainwashed starts to commit political assassinations, his old military commander begins to suspect and must stop him.
Target Audience
MPAA rating: PG-13,CHV rating: PG.
System Details
DVD; NTSC; region 1; anamorphic widescreen format (1.75:1 aspect ratio); Dolby Digital.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction
For private home use only.
Language
English (mono. or 5.1 surround); Spanish (mono); with optional English, French or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned in English.
Awards
National Film Registry, 1994.
Local note
SACFinal081324

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Koch, H. W., Jr., Axelrod, G., Frankenheimer, J., Sinatra, F., Harvey, L., Leigh, J., Lansbury, A., Silva, H., Gregory, J., Parrish, L., McGiver, J., Dhiegh, K., Edwards, J., Henderson, D., Paulsen, A., Kelley, B., Corrigan, L., Spivy, M., Amram, D., Lindon, L., Sylbert, R., Webster, F., Mabry, M., Nelson, G., Jefferies, W. V., & Condon, R. (2004). The Manchurian candidate (Special edition.). MGM Home Entertainment.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Howard W. Koch, Jr et al.. 2004. The Manchurian Candidate. Santa Monica, CA: MGM Home Entertainment.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Howard W. Koch, Jr et al.. The Manchurian Candidate Santa Monica, CA: MGM Home Entertainment, 2004.

Harvard Citation (style guide)

Koch, H. W., Jr., Axelrod, G., Frankenheimer, J., Sinatra, F., Harvey, L., Leigh, J. and Lansbury, A. et al (2004). The manchurian candidate. Special edn. Santa Monica, CA: MGM Home Entertainment.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Koch, Howard W., Jr., et al. The Manchurian Candidate Special edition., MGM Home Entertainment, 2004.

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