The Manchurian Candidate
Half sheet 1962 classic
The Manchurian Candidate, a quintessential Cold War political thriller directed by John Frankenheimer.
The bold warning at the top—"If you come in five minutes after this picture begins, you won't know what it's all about!"—refers to a famous and surreal opening sequence. In it, a group of American soldiers captured during the Korean War is shown attending what appears to be a boring lecture by a ladies' garden club. However, as the camera pans, the "ladies" are revealed to be Chinese and Russian scientists, exposing that the soldiers are actually in a secret facility in Manchuria being brainwashed.
Movie Highlights
The Plot: The story follows Major Bennett Marco (Frank Sinatra) as he discovers that a fellow soldier, Raymond Shaw (Laurence Harvey), has been programmed as a "sleeper assassin" to overthrow the U.S. government.
The Trigger: Shaw is controlled through a specific hypnotic trigger: the phrase "Why don't you pass the time by playing a little solitaire?" and the sight of the Queen of Diamonds playing card.
The Villain: Angela Lansbury delivers an iconic, Academy Award-nominated performance as Shaw's manipulative mother, Eleanor Iselin, who is the secret mastermind behind the conspiracy.
Historical Impact: The film was released at the height of the Cuban Missile Crisis. It became even more controversial after the 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy due to the unsettling similarities between the film's plot a
The Manchurian Candidate, a quintessential Cold War political thriller directed by John Frankenheimer.
The bold warning at the top—"If you come in five minutes after this picture begins, you won't know what it's all about!"—refers to a famous and surreal opening sequence. In it, a group of American soldiers captured during the Korean War is shown attending what appears to be a boring lecture by a ladies' garden club. However, as the camera pans, the "ladies" are revealed to be Chinese and Russian scientists, exposing that the soldiers are actually in a secret facility in Manchuria being brainwashed.
Movie Highlights
The Plot: The story follows Major Bennett Marco (Frank Sinatra) as he discovers that a fellow soldier, Raymond Shaw (Laurence Harvey), has been programmed as a "sleeper assassin" to overthrow the U.S. government.
The Trigger: Shaw is controlled through a specific hypnotic trigger: the phrase "Why don't you pass the time by playing a little solitaire?" and the sight of the Queen of Diamonds playing card.
The Villain: Angela Lansbury delivers an iconic, Academy Award-nominated performance as Shaw's manipulative mother, Eleanor Iselin, who is the secret mastermind behind the conspiracy.
Historical Impact: The film was released at the height of the Cuban Missile Crisis. It became even more controversial after the 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy due to the unsettling similarities between the film's plot a
After
Disclaimer
The object and/or subject of this report is private property. This page is for informational purposes only. Unless clearly stated otherwise, all conservation and restoration has been performed by Poster Mountain (PM) or Los Angeles Paper Group (LAPG)I) PM-LAPG has not knowingly withheld any significant information from its evaluation report and to the best of its knowledge all statements and evaluations in this report are true and correct.
II) PM-LAPG stated in the Evaluation Report its own personal, unbiased and professional analysis, opinions and conclusions, which are subject to the assumptions and limited conditions in this evaluation report as set forth hereinabove.
III) PM-LAPG has no present or prospective interests in the property which is the subject matter of this report and it has no present or prospective personal interests or bias with respect to the participants in this matter.
IV) PM-LAPG and its employment and/or compensation for performing this evaluation or any future anticipated evaluation was not conditioned on any agreement or understanding, written or otherwise, that it would report (or present analysis in support) as predetermined specific authenticity, a predetermined evaluation that favors the cause of any party or the attainment of any specific result or occurrence of a specific subsequent event, such as value or marketability.
V) PM-LAPG prepared all opinions and conclusions about the subject property that were set forth in this Evaluation Report. If it has relied on significant evaluation assistance from any individual or individuals in the performance of this evaluation or the appropriation of this evaluation report, PM-LAPG has named such individuals and disclosed the specific task performed in this evaluation report. PM-LAPG certifies that any individual so named is qualified to the same extent as PM to perform the task. PM-LAPG has not authorized anyone to make a change to any item in this evaluation report, therefore, any change made to this evaluation is unauthorized and PM-LAPG will not take responsibility for it.
VI) The Client may not disclose or distribute this Evaluation Report to any potential purchasers of the subject property without first obtaining PM-LAPG's prior written consent. This consent must be obtained before this evaluation report may be disclosed or distributed to any other party, including, but not limited to, the public through advertising, public relations, news, sales, or other media.