John Frankenheimer's "The Manchurian Candidate" 4K UHD - Laurence Harvey / Frank Sinatra @Kinolorber (Patreon)

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The name John Frankenheimer (Seconds) became forever synonymous with heart-in-the-throat filmmaking when this quintessential sixties political thriller was released. Set in the early fifties, this razor-sharp adaptation of the novel by Richard Condon concerns the decorated U.S. Army sergeant Raymond Shaw (Laurence Harvey), who as a prisoner during the Korean War is brainwashed into being a sleeper assassin in a Communist conspiracy, and a fellow POW (Frank Sinatra) who slowly uncovers the sinister plot. In an unforgettable, Oscar-nominated performance, Angela Lansbury plays Raymond's villainous mother, the controlling wife of a witch-hunting anti-Communist senator with his eyes on the White House. The rare film to be suffused with Cold War paranoia while also taking aim at the frenzy of the McCarthy era, The Manchurian Candidate remains potent, shocking American moviemaking.

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Kino's 4K UHD release of John Frankenheimer's "The Manchurian Candidate" offers the wonderfully improved video. The film is often described as a 'neo-noir psychological political thriller' film. It has an exceptional cast with Frank Sinatra, Laurence Harvey, Angela Lansbury, Janet Leigh, Henry Silva, James Gregory and who can forget ToS' beauty Leslie Parrish. Frankenheimer seems the best director to handle the almost surreal, yet still disturbing, topic of a terrorist plot involving retroactive communist brainwashing yet being able to infuse sharply satirical moments. The Manchurian Candidate was released at the height of U.S./Soviet hostility regarding the Cuban Missile Crisis. There are memorable and inventive parts; the Queen of Diamonds and Shaw's accidental triggering(s.) The Manchurian Candidate is one of the greatest political thrillers ever made. You can see new details every time you watch it. Kino's 4K UHD release has the amazingly attractive film-like video, plus the old commentary and other video supplements. An even more stunning film in this resolution. How can we not give our highest recommendation to have this package as part of your digital library? It is 50% off at Amazon as of the writing of this review.