Political intrigue, Communism, and an ongoing Cold War are the engaging backdrop contributing to the excellent story in John Frankenheimer’s film, The Manchurian Candidate (1962). The film epitomizes the tense political atmosphere in the United States brought about by the Cold War and, specifically, America’s relationship to the Soviet Union and Communist China.
Despite its firm setting within specific political events and a particular time and place, The Manchurian Candidate illuminates universal and timeless truths about the relationship between freedom and authoritarianism.
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