The Manchurian Candidate (2004 film)
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| Directed by | Jonathan Demme |
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The Manchurian Candidate by Richard Condon The Manchurian Candidate |
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| Music by | Rachel Portman |
| Cinematography | Tak Fujimoto |
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| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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130 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $80 million |
| Box office | $96.1 million |
The Manchurian Candidate is a 2004 American science fiction political-thriller film directed by Jonathan Demme. The film, based on Richard Condon's 1959 novel of the same name and a re-imagining 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 the manipulative, ruthless mother of Raymond Shaw.
Major Bennett "Ben" Marco (Denzel Washington) is a war veteran who begins to doubt what is commonly known about his famous U.S. Army unit. During the Gulf War, Sergeant First Class Raymond Shaw (Liev Schreiber) supposedly rescued all but two members in his unit, of which Marco was the commanding officer. Shaw became a war hero and was awarded the Medal of Honor, launching his political career.
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