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Conspiracy Thrillers | The Manchurian Candidate (1962 + 2004)
FromSlate Culture
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Length:
49 minutes
Released:
May 25, 2017
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Podcast episode
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In this first episode of Slate's Conspiracy Thrillers Movie Club, Sam Adams talks with Mark Harris, journalist and author of Five Came Back, about The Manchurian Candidate, a tale of brainwashing, war, and politics that first made it on-screen in 1962 and was then re-made in 2004, with each reflecting the crises of their time.Learn more about the Conspiracy Thrillers Movie Club at slate.com/thrillersLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Released:
May 25, 2017
Format:
Podcast episode
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