The Manchurian Candidate
“Everything is under control.”
2004•R•2h 10m•6.5•Released
ThrillerDramaMystery
Years after his squad was ambushed during the Gulf War, Major Ben Marco finds himself having terrible nightmares. He begins to doubt that his fellow squad-mate Sergeant Raymond Shaw, now a vice-presidential candidate, is the hero he remembers him being. As Marco's doubts deepen, Shaw's political power grows, and, when Marco finds a mysterious implant embedded in his back, the memory of what really happened begins to return.
Director
Jonathan Demme
Writer
Dean Georgaris, Daniel Pyne
Budget
$80M
Revenue
$96M
Languages
English
Studio
Clinica Estetico
Cast
Denzel Washington
Major Bennett Ezekiel Marco
Meryl Streep
Senator Eleanor Prentiss Shaw (D-VA)
Liev Schreiber
Congressman Raymond Prentiss Shaw (D-NY)
Simon McBurney
Dr. Atticus Noyle
Kimberly Elise
Rosie
Bruno Ganz
Delp
Jon Voight
Senator Thomas Jordan (D-CT)
Jeffrey Wright
CPL Al Melvin
Anthony Mackie
PFC Robert Baker III
Ted Levine
Colonel Howard
Miguel Ferrer
Colonel Garret
Dean Stockwell
Mark Whiting
Vera Farmiga
Jocelyne Jordan
Pablo Schreiber
PFC Eddie Ingram
Jude Ciccolella
David Donovan
Production
Company
Clinica Estetico
Company
Paramount Pictures
Company
Scott Rudin Productions
Company
Tina Sinatra Productions
Producer
Ilona Herzberg
Producer
Scott Rudin
Producer
Tina Sinatra
Producer
Jonathan Demme
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