2026 Sarasota Film Festival
The Manchurian Candidate (1962)
THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE follows a brainwashed Korean War veteran turned "sleeper agent" primed to kill on command as part of a communist conspiracy to overthrow the US government. Directly commenting on Cold War tensions, this Academy-Award nominated classic features Hollywood royalty Frank Sinatra, Angela Lansbury, Laurence Harvey, and Janet Leigh in their prime, and a titanic score by David Amram that is widely considered one of the greatest film scores of all time.
Directed by John Frankenheimer
Screening Details
Sunday, April 14, 2019 at 4:30 PM EDT
Ends 6:36 PM EDT
Auditorium 3
About This Event
THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE follows a brainwashed Korean War veteran turned ""sleeper agent"" primed to kill on command as part of a communist conspiracy to overthrow the US government. Directly commenting on Cold War tensions, this Academy-Award nominated classic features Hollywood royalty Frank Sinatra, Angela Lansbury, Laurence Harvey, and Janet Leigh in their prime, and a titanic score by David Amram that is widely considered one of the greatest film scores of all time.
Cast
Frank Sinatra, Laurence Harvey, Janet Leigh, Angela Lansbury
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