The Manchurian Candidate
Decades before U.S. intelligence got hip to the notion of "sleeper agents" in our midst, The Manchurian Candidate successfully tried out the idea in this post-Korean War setting. (Last year it was re-made in a post-gulf war setting.) The result is a chilling story about brainwashing, secret political agendas, power-hungry moms, and psychically ravaged veterans.
"...Henry Silva. Decades before U.S. intelligence got hip to the notion of "sleeper agents" in our midst, The Manchurian..."
June 24, 2002 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten