THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE d: Jonathan Demme
The Manchurian Candidate (2004)
Direction: Jonathan Demme
Screenplay: Daniel Pyne and Dean Georgaris, from George Axelrod’s 1962 screenplay and Richard Condon’s 1959 novel
Cast: Denzel Washington, Meryl Streep, Liev Schreiber, Jon Voight, Jeffrey Wright, Kimberly Elise, Bruno Ganz, Ted Levine, Vera Farmiga, Miguel Ferrer, Dean Stockwell, Simon McBurney
While keeping the framework of the 1962 original, Jonathan Demme’s remake of John Frankenheimer’s political thriller The Manchurian Candidate has revamped the plot so as to create parallels between what takes place on-screen and current events. The results are mixed at best.
In the new version, adapted by Daniel Pyne and Dean Georgaris from George Axelrod’s 1962 screenplay and Richard Condon’s 1959 Cold War novel, U.S. Army Major Bennett Marco (Denzel Washington) [...]
by Andre Soares | September 17, 2004
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Tags: Bruno Ganz, Dean Stockwell, Denzel Washington, Film Reviews, John Frankenheimer, Jon Voight, Jonathan Demme, Liev Schreiber, Meryl Streep, Political Movies, The Manchurian Candidate
