The Manchurian Candidate

1962 film directed by John Frankenheimer
Movie film Q521387
The Manchurian Candidate
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The Manchurian Candidate

Summary

The Manchurian Candidate is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,058 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Manchurian Candidate's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • The Manchurian Candidate was directed by John Frankenheimer[4].
  • George Axelrod wrote the screenplay for The Manchurian Candidate[5].
  • John Frankenheimer wrote the screenplay for The Manchurian Candidate[6].
  • The Manchurian Candidate's composer is recorded as David Amram[7].
  • The Manchurian Candidate's genre is film noir[8].
  • The Manchurian Candidate's genre is political film[9].
  • The Manchurian Candidate's genre is thriller film[10].
  • The Manchurian Candidate's genre is drama film[11].
  • The Manchurian Candidate's genre is war film[12].
  • The Manchurian Candidate's genre is spy film[13].
  • The Manchurian Candidate's genre is political thriller film[14].
  • The Manchurian Candidate's based on is recorded as The Manchurian Candidate[15].
  • A cast member of The Manchurian Candidate was Frank Sinatra[16].
  • A cast member of The Manchurian Candidate was Janet Leigh[17].
  • A cast member of The Manchurian Candidate was Angela Lansbury[18].
  • A cast member of The Manchurian Candidate was Laurence Harvey[19].
  • A cast member of The Manchurian Candidate was James Gregory[20].
  • A cast member of The Manchurian Candidate was Henry Silva[21].
  • A cast member of The Manchurian Candidate was Leslie Parrish[22].
  • A cast member of The Manchurian Candidate was Whit Bissell[23].
  • A cast member of The Manchurian Candidate was John McGiver[24].
  • A cast member of The Manchurian Candidate was James Edwards[25].
  • A cast member of The Manchurian Candidate was Albert Paulsen[26].
  • A cast member of The Manchurian Candidate was Barry Kelley[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Album[28]

  • Secondary type(s): Soundtrack[29]

  • First release date: 1997[30]

  • Genre(s): jazz[31]

  • Community tags: jazz[32]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 22d660b9-6672-4849-ac28-c6423dd9b2ea[33]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Producers include John Frankenheimer[34] and George Axelrod[35]. The Manchurian Candidate was directed by John Frankenheimer[4]. Screenwriters include George Axelrod[5] and John Frankenheimer[6]. Cast members include Frank Sinatra[16], Janet Leigh[17], Angela Lansbury[18], Laurence Harvey[19], James Gregory[20], and Henry Silva[21].

Publication

Publication dates include January 1, 1962[36], October 24, 1962[37], November 8, 1962[38], November 23, 1962[39], and March 1, 1963[40]. The original language of The Manchurian Candidate was English[41]. Genres include film noir[8], political film[9], thriller film[10], drama film[11], war film[12], and spy film[13]. It is part of National Film Registry[42]. It was distributed by video on demand[43].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include Korean War[44], espionage[45], and brainwashing[46].

Reception

Reviews include 8.8/10[47], 96%[48], 94/100[49], and 7.9/10[50].

Cultural Impact

Things named for The Manchurian Candidate include The Rickchurian Mortydate[51], a television series episode[52], directed by Wes Archer[53].

Why It Matters

The Manchurian Candidate ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,058 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[54] It is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.[55]

Entities named for it include The Rickchurian Mortydate[51], a television series episode[52], directed by Wes Archer[53].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
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  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
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  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
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  27. [35] . wikidata.org.
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  40. [44] . wikidata.org.
  41. [45] . wikidata.org.
  42. [46] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [33] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [51] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [52] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [53] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [54] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [55] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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