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The Manchurian Candidate

The Manchurian Candidate

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Status

Released

Release Date

Jul 30, 2004

Runtime

2h 9m

Genres

Drama, Thriller, Mystery

User Score

65%

Original Title

The Manchurian Candidate

Production Companies

Clinica Estetico, Paramount Pictures, Scott Rudin Productions, Tina Sinatra Productions

Director

Jonathan Demme

Budget

$80,000,000

Revenue

$96,105,964

Description

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.