DVD 129 mins IMDB
R (Restricted)
The Manchurian Candidate
Paramount Pictures (2004)
In Collection
#106

Seen It:
Yes
War, Thriller
USA  /  English

Denzel Washington Ben Marco
Meryl Streep Eleanor Prentiss Shaw
Liev Schreiber Raymond Shaw
Jeffrey Wright Al Melvin
Tim Artz Jameson
Bill Irwin Scoutmaster
Teddy Dunn Wilson
Kimberly Elise Rosie
Robyn Hitchcock Laurent Tokar
Anthony Mackie Robert Baker
Jon Voight Senator Thomas Jordan
Dorian Missick Owens
Ted Levine Colonel Howard
Jose Pablo Cantillo Villalobos
Bruno Ganz Richard Delp

Director Jonathan Demme
Producer Jonathan Demme; Scott Rudin
Writer George Axelrod; Daniel Pyne

Major Bennett Marco (Denzel Washington) and Sergeant Raymond Shaw (Liev Schreiber), with the other members of their platoon, are captured during the Korean War in 1952. Their captors brainwash them into believing that Shaw saved their lives. Upon returning to the US, Shaw receives a medal for courage. After the war, Marco starts dreaming about Shaw killing two members of their platoon. He meets a war comrade and learns that the latter has had the very same dream. Marco decides to investigate. It turns out that Shaw is a sleeping agent, conditioned to “wake up” when he sees a queen of diamonds from a deck of playing cards. And Shaw’s master, the person who controls him when he’s under the spell of the queen of diamonds, is none other than his own mother Eleanor Shaw (Meryl Streep), a Senator who is also working with Communists in a plot to overthrow the US government. In the meantime, Shaw has become a congressman and is struggling with Senator Tom Jordan (Jon Voight) to be nominated as a vice-presidential candidate. With everyone doubting his sanity, Marco races to unveil the truth and save his country.

Edition Details
Distributor Paramount
Barcode 097363368946
Region Region 1
Release Date 12/21/2004
Packaging Keep Case
Screen Ratio Anamorphic Widescreen (1.85:1)
Subtitles English; Spanish
Audio Tracks Dolby Digital 5.1 [French]
Dolby Digital 5.1 [English (Closed Captioned)]
Layers Single Side, Dual Layer
No. of Disks/Tapes 1

Features
Commentary By Director Jonathan Demme and Screenplay Writer Daniel Pyne The Enemy Within: Inside The Manchurian Candidate The Cast of The Manchurian Candidate 5 Deleted/Extended Scenes with Optional Commentary Marco and Raymond talk on patrol Marco's worried neighbor Raymond meets executives while Senator Jordan confronts Ellie at fundraiser Campaign Trail Montage Marco and Raymond interrupted at campaign HQ Outtakes with Optional Commentary Ellie's interview with Stacey Newsome-Santaigo Ellie's interview with Al Franken Liev Schreiber Screen Test Political Pundits with Optional Director Commentary