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Filled with black humour (such as the karate fight between Sinatra and Henry Silva, or the way in which the number of Communists in the Defense Department is determined) and references to the political scene of the time, Axelrod manages to balance these elements and yet build suspense so that until the last moments it is not clear what is going to happen. This is a complex and satisfying thriller based on a novel by Richard Condon, expertly written for the screen by George Axelrod. But Communist agents have expertly programmed him and two years later are about to hatch a plan that will see them gain significant political influence in the United States. Shaw rejects her and goes to work for a publisher. Shaw's mother ( Angela Lansbury) is a highly political woman, pushing and controlling Shaw's stepfather Senator Iselin ( James Gregory) at the expense of everything and everyone else. But the other survivors of the patrol, including Major Ben Marco ( Frank Sinatra), are plagued with dreams that seem to suggest that things did not occur as they remember. Repatriated to America, Raymond Shaw ( Laurence Harvey) is awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for valour in rescuing the platoon. Brainwashed, they perform a demonstration of the effectiveness of the Communists' techniques, while all the time imagining that they are at a meeting of the Ladies' Garden Club.
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Turn it off here.Ī patrol in Korea in 1952 is captured by the Chinese. If you create a user account, you can add your own review of this DVDĪudio Commentary- John Frankenheimer (Director)įeaturette- Interviews With Frank Sinatra, Director And ProducerĮnglish Audio Commentary Dolby Digital 2.0 (192Kb/s)