The Manchurian Candidate (52:08)
Podcast #62 sees us pass the halfway point of the T100P with this paranoid, sweaty thriller. It’s also a satire that sees the humour in brainwashing, political power-grabs and multiple murders. This is just a fantastic film. Check out our chat!
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LINKS:
Info about the concept of brainwashing and info about Joseph McCarthy
1962 Academy Award winners and nominees
Links to: From Here To Eternity and Dr. Strangelove
YouTube links: The brainwashing scenes and the evil Mrs. Iselin works her hideous magic and “Have you no sense of decency, sir”
Next week on the T100P: Lawrence Of Arabia
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