In this film that name on the right "Liev Schreiber" was Shaw and the guy shown (who’s Denzel Washington) was Marco. So that tells you somethin’ about promotion stuff, am I right? But as you see, it’s the same as the cover of the book I read. This picture is I guess a picture of an ad. And as they do here on G-reads I’ll S-P-O-I-L things for you when I tell you that (view spoiler) !Īnd the one from about 10 years ago. That’s the Laurence Harvey actor on the left who was Shaw from the book & “Ol’ Blue Eyes” who was Marco. Maybe that’s why I didn’t see it? I dunno. The one from 1962, when I was a frosh in college – and sittin’ right there in the middle of that Cuban missile thing, in Washington D. These are the two movies I never saw … uh, I guess that should be the two out of this book I ain’t seen, is that better? I'll never read it again, but I would still like to see one or both of the movies! That’s the Laurence Harvey actor on the left who was Sh Book has been removed from my library (real one, not GR). I'll never read it again, but I would still like to see one or both of the movies! These are the two movies I never saw … uh, I guess that should be the two out of this book I ain’t seen, is that better? The one from 1962, when I was a frosh in college – and sittin’ right there in the middle of that Cuban missile thing, in Washington D. I admit that I have seen neither of the films (1962 starring Frank Sinatra and 2004 starring Denzel Washington) but I understand that the satirical nature of Condon’s impressive novel was minimized in both.īook has been removed from my library (real one, not GR). Condon’s portrait of her would have made Larry Flynt proud. Eleanor Iselin is as coldly domineering as Lady Macbeth and as twisted as Cruella DeVille. But the character who really steals the show is Iselin’s wife and Raymond’s mother Eleanor. His scathing illustration of back room political machinations and our cultural passivity so long as there is food on the table and whiskey in the jar was in top form.Ĭondon’s Senator Iselin is as abrasively torpid and jingoistically demagogistic as Buzz Windrip from Sinclair Lewis’ It Can't Happen Here. Well, yes it is, but like Trevanian’s Shibumi, there is the surface adventure story and then the much more interesting underlying allegory told with wit and humor.Ĭondon, who also wrote Prizzi's Honor, published The Manchurian Candidate in 1959, at the end of the ugly Red Scare era in American politics. Condon, who also wrote Prizzi's Honor, pu A deliciously cynical and satirical pseudo thriller black comedy about McCarthyism and 50s Americana.īut wait! – you say – black comedy? is this not a psychological thriller about an American soldier who is brainwashed and hypnotized to be a sleeper cell assassin sent in to kill the president? But wait! – you say – black comedy? is this not a psychological thriller about an American soldier who is brainwashed and hypnotized to be a sleeper cell assassin sent in to kill the president? Well, yes it is, but like Trevanian’s Shibumi, there is the surface adventure story and then the much more interesting underlying allegory told with wit and humor. To stop Shaw and those who now control him, his former commanding officer, Bennett Marco, must uncover the truth behind a twisted conspiracy of torture, betrayal, and power that will lead him to the highest levels of the government - and into the darkest recesses of his own mind.moreĪ deliciously cynical and satirical pseudo thriller black comedy about McCarthyism and 50s Americana. He will act without question, no matter what order he is made to carry out. Brainwashed during his time as a P.O.W., he is a "sleeper" - a living weapon to be triggered by a secret signal. He's an ex-prisoner of war who saved the life of his entire outfit, a winner of the Congressional Medal of Honor, the stepson of an influential senator.and the perfect assassin. Raymond Shaw is a hero of the first order. He's an ex-prisoner of war who saved the life of his entire outfit, a winner of the Congressional Medal of Honor, the stepson of As compelling and disturbing as when it was first published in the midst of the Cold War, "The Manchurian Candidate" continues to enthrall readers with its electrifying action and shocking climax.Sgt. As compelling and disturbing as when it was first published in the midst of the Cold War, "The Manchurian Candidate" continues to enthrall readers with its electrifying action and shocking climax.Sgt.
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