The Manchurian Candidate - Acting Edition - Softcover

John Lahr; Lahr, John

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0822213397 ISBN 13: 9780822213390

Publisher: Dramatists Play Service, Inc., 1998

Synopsis

Sgt Raymond Shaw is a hero of the first order. He's an ex-prisoner of war who saved the life of his entire outfit, a winner of the Congressional Medal of Honor, the stepson of an influential senator ...and the perfect assassin. Brainwashed during his time as a POW he is a "sleeper", a living weapon to be triggered by a secret signal. He will act without question, no matter what order he is made to carry out. To stop Shaw, his former commanding officer must uncover the truth behind a twisted conspiracy of torture, betrayal and power that will lead to the highest levels of the government...

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Review:

Richard Condon's 1959 Cold War thriller remains just as chilling today. It's the story of Sgt. Raymond Shaw, an ex-prisoner of war (and winner of the Congressional Medal of Honor) who, brainwashed with the rest of his unit by a Chinese psychological expert during his captivity in North Korea, has come home programmed to kill. His primary target is a U.S. presidential nominee. Made into a controversial 1962 movie with Laurence Harvey, Frank Sinatra, and Angela Lansbury.

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About this edition

• Publisher: Dramatists Play Service, Inc.
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0822213397
• ISBN 13: 9780822213390
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 72