Angela Lansbury as Eleanor Iselin
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Angela Lansbury as Eleanor Iselin is the chilling, manipulative mother and political power broker in the 1962 thriller "The Manchurian Candidate," widely regarded as one of Lansbury’s most iconic and sinister film roles.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictionalCharacterPortrayal
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filmRole ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Manchurian Candidate (1962 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
Cold War
NERFINISHED
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McCarthyism NERFINISHED ⓘ brainwashing ⓘ politicalConspiracy ⓘ |
| authorOfSourceMaterial | Richard Condon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardRecognition | AcademyAwardNominationForBestSupportingActress ⓘ |
| basedOn | The Manchurian Candidate (1959 novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterName | Eleanor Iselin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterTraits |
ambitious
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calculating ⓘ cold ⓘ manipulative ⓘ |
| consideredOneOf |
Angela Lansbury’sMostIconicFilmRoles
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Angela Lansbury’sMostSinisterPerformances ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| directorOfWork | John Frankenheimer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmFormatOfWork | black-and-white ⓘ |
| genre |
political thriller
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psychological thriller ⓘ |
| influencedPerceptionOf | AngelaLansburyAsDramaticActress ⓘ |
| inUniverseOccupation | politicalInfluencer ⓘ |
| inUniverseRole | controllerOfRaymondShaw ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| medium | featureFilm ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | mastermindOfConspiracy ⓘ |
| notableFor |
manipulativeMotherCharacter
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politicalPowerBrokerRole ⓘ villainousPerformance ⓘ |
| notableSceneContext |
politicalRalliesWithHusbandSenatorIselin
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revelationAsKeyConspirator ⓘ |
| partOf | AmericanFilmThrillerCanon ⓘ |
| performanceReception | criticallyAcclaimed ⓘ |
| politicalAffiliationInFiction | McCarthyiteRight-wingMovement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalRoleInFiction | behind-the-scenesPowerBroker ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Angela Lansbury NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompanyOfWork | United Artists NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relationshipToRaymondShaw | mother ⓘ |
| relativeInFiction | Raymond Shaw NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseYearOfWork | 1962 ⓘ |
| roleType | antagonist ⓘ |
| setDuring | Korean WarAftermath ⓘ |
| spouseInFiction | Senator John Iselin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfWork | early1960sCinema ⓘ |
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subject surface form:
The Manchurian Candidate (1962 film)