The Manchurian Candidate (2004)

  • R
  • 07/19/2004 (US)
  • Drama, Thriller, Mystery
  • 2h 9m

Everything is under control.

Overview

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.

Dean Georgaris

Screenplay

Daniel Pyne

Screenplay

Jonathan Demme

Director

Richard Condon

Novel

Cast

Denzel Washington's headshot

Denzel Washington

Major Bennett Ezekiel Marco
Meryl Streep's headshot

Meryl Streep

Senator Eleanor Prentiss Shaw (D-VA)
Liev Schreiber's headshot

Liev Schreiber

Congressman Raymond Prentiss Shaw (D-NY)
Simon McBurney's headshot

Simon McBurney

Dr. Atticus Noyle
Kimberly Elise's headshot

Kimberly Elise

Rosie
Bruno Ganz's headshot

Bruno Ganz

Delp
Jon Voight's headshot

Jon Voight

Senator Thomas Jordan (D-CT)
Jeffrey Wright's headshot

Jeffrey Wright

CPL Al Melvin

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