The Manchurian Candidate (2004)
The Manchurian Candidate (2004)
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Release DateJuly 30, 2004
StatusReleased
Running Time2h 9m
Content RatingR
Budget$80,000,000
Box Office$96,105,964
Filming LocationsLong Island · New Jersey · New York City, United States of America
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The Manchurian Candidate is a 2004 American neo-noir psychological political
thriller film directed by Jonathan Demme. The film, based on Richard Condon's 1959 novel of the same name and a reworking of the previous 1962 film, stars Denzel Washington as Bennett Marco, a tenacious, virtuous soldier; Liev Schreiber as Raymond Shaw, a U.S. Representative from New York, manipulated into becoming a vice-presidential candidate; Jon Voight as U.S. Senator Tom Jordan, a challenger for vice president; and Meryl Streep as Eleanor Prentiss Shaw, also a U.S. Senator and Raymond's manipulative, ruthless mother.
While the name of the novel and the earlier film was retained, the significance of "Manchurian" was changed. In the original, the protagonist was captured in the Korean War and brainwashed by the Chinese in the actual Manchuria. In the 2004 film, with the Korean War replaced by the Gulf War, Manchurian is used, instead, as the name of a sinister multinational company.