Wednesday, 25 March 1998 |
Written by
Bill Warren
|
title:
The Manchurian Candidate
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studio:
MGM Home Entertainment
MPAA rating:
PG-13
starring:
Frank
Sinatra, Laurence Harvey, Angela Lansbury, Janet Leigh, James Gregory,
John McGiver, Leslie Parrish, Khigh Diegh, Henry Silva, James Edwards,
Douglas Henderson, Albert Paulsen
film release year:
1962
film rating:
Five Stars
sound/picture rating:
Five Stars
reviewed by:
Bill Warren
With the remake now in theaters, it made sense for MGM to reissue the
original “The Manchurian Candidate” on DVD. This new DVD includes
features the older one lacked, including recently-filmed comments by
Angela Lansbury and (somewhat peculiarly) William Friedkin. No,
Friedkin had nothing to do with the movie; he’s just a director who
likes it a lot and has some interesting things to say about it. This
release retains the commentary track by the late John Frankenheimer,
who recorded it for the laserdisc release.
