John Frankenheimer's "The Manchurian Candidate" will be on PBS

[undeterred]

this afternoon... ah, what a cast and how timely. Made in 1962.

John Frankenheimer's political thriller about a Korean War vet (Laurence Harvey) who's brainwashed to kill. Marco: Frank Sinatra. Raymond's Mother: Angela Lansbury. Iselin: James Gregory. Rosie: Janet Leigh. Chunjin: Henry Silva. Jocie: Leslie Parrish. Jordan: John McGiver. Yen Lo: Khigh Dhiegh. Screenwriter George Axelrod adapted Richard Condon's novel.

[AlCzervik]

1. i love that movie and imo the remake never should have been done, the original

is wonderful.

[tammywammy]

2. I still like the remake

I prefer the original, but the remake isn't too bad.

[AlCzervik]

5. many things bother me about the remake but where i think they went the

wrongest were the brainwashing scenes, in the original they were way ahead of their time and those scenes imo are movie masterpieces.

[tammywammy]

6. Agreed

The original is better by far. But, the remake isn't that horrible. It's a good movie, but the original is excellent.

[AlCzervik]

7. i agree, the remake is not horrible. I just wish some things would be left alone.

12 angry mean, judgment at nuremberg, oy done really well the first time, no remake was needed.

[undeterred]

3. I'd seen Angela Lansbury on "Murder She Wrote" for years

before I saw this film and it really blew me away with how talented she is.

[AlCzervik]

4. she is amazing, she has made so mnay good movies. That part seemed written

just for her.

[Hieronymus]

11. She can do anything. She danced and sang on broadway in "Mame".

[rodeodance]

8. yuho

[rodeodance]

9. starting now CT

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

10. Great movie! A must see, and Angela Lansbury shines! eom