Frank Sinatra as Major Bennett Marco
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Frank Sinatra as Major Bennett Marco is the iconic role in which Sinatra plays a troubled Korean War veteran unraveling a communist brainwashing conspiracy in the 1962 political thriller "The Manchurian Candidate."
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character portrayal
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film role ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Manchurian Candidate (1962 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedActor |
Angela Lansbury
NERFINISHED
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Laurence Harvey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedCharacter |
Eleanor Iselin
NERFINISHED
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Raymond Shaw NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Bennett Marco NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnAuthor | Richard Condon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnWork | The Manchurian Candidate (1959 novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| careerSignificanceForActor | one of Frank Sinatra's most celebrated dramatic roles ⓘ |
| centralPlotElement |
investigating Raymond Shaw
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unraveling communist brainwashing conspiracy ⓘ |
| characterName | Major Bennett Marco NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterOccupation | Army intelligence officer ⓘ |
| characterPsychologicalState |
experiences paranoia
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suffers from nightmares ⓘ |
| characterRank | Major ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
suspicious of brainwashing
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troubled ⓘ |
| characterWarExperience | Korean War veteran ⓘ |
| criticalReception | widely acclaimed performance ⓘ |
| filmBlackAndWhite | true ⓘ |
| filmCountryOfOrigin | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmDirector | John Frankenheimer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmDistributor | United Artists NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmGenre |
political thriller film
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psychological thriller film ⓘ |
| filmLanguage | English ⓘ |
| filmMusicBy | David Amram NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmNationalityOfActor | American ⓘ |
| filmProductionCompany | M.C. Productions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmReleaseYear | 1962 ⓘ |
| filmScreenwriter | George Axelrod NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | feature film ⓘ |
| militaryBranchOfCharacter | United States Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | protagonist ⓘ |
| notableSceneInvolvement |
brainwashing flashback sequence
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confrontation at political convention ⓘ |
| politicalContext | McCarthy-era anxieties ⓘ |
| portrayalType | live-action performance ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Frank Sinatra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDateUS | 1962-10-24 ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | post-Korean War era ⓘ |
| theme |
Cold War paranoia
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mind control ⓘ political assassination ⓘ |
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The Manchurian Candidate (1962 film)