DVD
The Manchurian candidate
Call Number
- DVD DRAMA (CEN, EAS)
Edition
Widescreen version.
Performers
Denzel Washington, Meryl Streep, Liev Schreiber, Jon Voight, Kimberly Elise, Jeffrey Wright, Ted Levine, Bruno Ganz, Miguel Ferrer, Dean Stockwell, Jude Ciccolella, Simon McBurney.
Publication Information
Hollywood, CA : Paramount DVD, c2004.
Physical Description
1 videodisc (129 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Added Uniform Title
Summary
When his army unit is ambushed during the first Gulf War, Sergeant Raymond Shaw saves his fellow soldiers just as his commanding officer, Major Ben Marco, is knocked unconscious. Using the incident for political gain, Shaw eventually becomes a vice-presidential nominee, but Marco is haunted by dreams of what really happened in Iraq. As Marco investigates, the story begins to unravel. He begins to figure that the entire unit was kidnapped and brainwashed as part of a plot to get Shaw into the White House. Now the Manchurian Global corporation appears desperate to stop him from finding out.
Notes
DVD format, Region 1 ; Dolby digital 5.1 surround sound.
Videodisc release of the 2004 motion picture.
Based on the film screenplay by George Axelrod and the novel by Richard Condon.
Closed captioned for the hearing impaired.
Rated R for violence and some language.
In English with optional French language soundtrack ; optional subtitles in English and Spanish.
Special features include: Commentary by director Jonathan Demme and screenplay writer Daniel Pyne ; 2 featurettes ; 5 deleted/extended scenes ; 2 outtakes ; Liev Schreiber screen test ; political pundits with director commentary.