The Manchurian Candidate 

The Manchurian Candidate

Sun. 2/19 at 1:00 pm

Special Presentations 

FILM + CONVERSATION EVENT After being brainwashed, Korean War veteran Raymond Shaw becomes an unconscious assassin in an international Communist conspiracy. Features an all-star cast, including Academy Award nominee Angela Lansbury, Janet Leigh, and Frank Sinatra.

“Every once in a rare while a film comes along that works in all departments, with story, production and performance so well blended that the end effect is one of nearly complete satisfaction.” —Variety

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This screening will be followed by a conversation with Gaspar González, co-author of What Have They Built You to Do?: The Manchurian Candidate and Cold War America, an ambitious reexamination of The Manchurian Candidate and the provocative questions the film raises about power and anxiety in American politics and society from the Cold War to today.
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