¡The Manchurian Candidate4K Restored Ver.
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[Machine Translation] Starring Frank Sinatra & Directed by John Frankenheimer! The latest UHD 4K restored master is used! Includes interviews and other special features! The first Blu-ray release in Japan of the milestone of political psychosuspense film that powerfully exposes the Cold War era between the U.S. and the Soviet Union! A masterpiece of psychosuspense produced in the U.S. during the Cold War, when the "Let Purge" was raging. The following year, the assassination of President Kennedy occurred, and the film boasts a cult following as a work that anticipated the times. Starring Frank Sinatra, the king of entertainment, Lawrence Harvey plays a man who is brainwashed into becoming a cold-hearted assassin. The director of this film is John Frankenheimer, a master filmmaker who made his breakthrough with this film and excelled at making bold and dynamic works. He shows his skill in this film as well, and his direction is brimming with a sense of humor that immediately attracts the viewer. The film was adapted by George Axelrod of "Breakfast at Tiffany's" ("Breakfast at Tiffany's") ('61). Angela Lansbury was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for this film. During the Korean War, a U.S. platoon is captured by Soviet and Chinese Communist troops and taken prisoner. Three days later, the soldiers, including Captain Marko and Sergeant Shaw, are released and turned over to the South Korean army. Two members of the unit lost their lives, but after returning to the U.S., Shaw was awarded the Medal of Honor on Marco's recommendation as a hero for saving his comrade-in-arms' life. Soon after, Marco begins to have nightmares. He was brainwashed by the Soviet and Chinese forces to believe that Shaw was mercilessly killing his fellow soldiers... Included in the special features are "A Little Solitaire" (William Friedkin, "The Shadowless Sniper"), "Queen of Diamonds" (Angela Lansbury, interview), and the original trailer. A booklet explaining the film is included.
Original Release Year: 1962
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