The Manchurian Candidate (1962) - Assassination Scene (12/12) | Movieclips

The Manchurian Candidate - Assassination: Raymond (Laurence Harvey) carries out an assassination, but not the one that was planned.
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FILM DESCRIPTION:
Near the end of the Korean War, a platoon of U.S. soldiers is captured by communists and brainwashed. Following the war, the platoon is returned home, and Sergeant Raymond Shaw (Laurence Harvey) is lauded as a hero by the rest of his platoon. However, the platoon commander, Captain Bennett Marco (Frank Sinatra), finds himself plagued by strange nightmares and, together with fellow soldier Allen Melvin (James Edwards), races to uncover a terrible plot.
CREDITS:
TM & © United Artists (1962)
Cast: Frank Sinatra, Angela Lansbury, Laurence Harvey, James Gregory
Director: John Frankenheimer
Screewriter: George Axelrod
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[@nicholas4727]

"raymond shaw is the kindest, bravest, warmest, most wonderful human being I've ever known in my life"

[@user-ez05ob0WqQ]

Somehow that becomes truth in the final parts, really, he is one

[@jamesfeldman4234]

@@user-ez05ob0WqQ That's true. Somehow, all the efforts to break the grip that the Chinese had over Raymond succeeded and Raymond went on to save America, if not the entire World through his act of self-sacrifice.

[@mauriciosanchezgutierrez6292]

@@jamesfeldman4234 Benjamin K. Arthur was characterized by the extinct actor Rob Riordan (he went gone in 1968)

[@Macleodking]

I always thought that considering what was done to Raymond, what he was made to do because of it, and how he averted the country from disaster in the end, that he always deserved that medal.

[@Nimzo25]

Macleodking This is for Sideshow Bob.

[@STP43FAN1]

That’s the sub theme of the ending. He puts on the medal because he finally has earned it.

[@RicoBurghFan]

My God, what a great movie. You've got a Sinatra and Leigh romance and his dogged pursuit of justice. You've got Laurence Harvey bravely playing a broken man, James Gregory as the perfect sap, and in the piece de resistance, Angela Lansbury (against type) as one of the most deliciously evil characters ever played on screen. Bravo to all that made this possible, one of the best films ever made.

[@jamesfeldman4234]

Hillary Clinton has acknowledged that she was inspired to enter politics after seeing Angela Lansbury perform in this classic film.

[@funguykel]

As soon I read that Angela Lansbury was one of the most evil political characters ever played reminded me of Hillary Clinton.

[@mackiemesser9319]

@@funguykel In the more recent remake, they very clearly patterned the same character after Hillary Clinton. I'm not sure this was really warranted, to be honest, but it was certainly what the remake had in mind.

[@lindaeasley4336]

Angela Lansbury played several evil women in the 1960s. Besides Manchurian Candidate , she played a weird mother obsessed with her oldest son in All Fall Down , a cold wife in Dear Heart , and another cold wife in a film with Peter Finch and Jane Fonda

[@castinmeadows6956]

@@jamesfeldman4234 Though Clinton is diabolical and calculating, she isn't nearly as fun (or ingenious) as the white-hot Lansbury!

[@rimcg2310]

It always breaks my heart when Raymond says to Marco "Oh God, Ben" and turns the gun on himself. It makes me cry pretty much all the time. He is truly desperate to get out and thinks the only way is to sacrifice himself. He saved the world...he just couldn't save himself.

[@kcirtapelyk6060]

He was made to murder a bunch of people, including the love of his life and her father, the only real family he ever had. I wouldn’t want to live after all of that either.

[@joonaslehtonen7965]

After he shot them he wrapped that medal of honor around his neck because for first time he felt that he deserved it.

[@carlosalvarado3546]

And boom, the connections happen even today

[@nicholas4727]

One of my favorite films of all time

[@lukasmiller486]

There are some fictional deaths you just don’t get over quickly. Raymond Shaw is one of them.

[@castinmeadows6956]

I, for one, will never get over it. Searing. Straight into the psyche. 'Programming' at its best. Art.

[@thehair1474]

Probably the greatest and most shocking ending to a movie EVER. Perfectly brilliant.

[@WillScarlet16]

What chills me the most today are all those cheers - thinking of all those people, unaware that they're really cheering on their own subjugation.

[@tordy4963]

id say it's pretty realistic..right?

[@WillScarlet16]

@@tordy4963 Especially today.

[@keelyleilani1326]

Biden is the manchurian canidate 2020.

[@WillScarlet16]

@@keelyleilani1326 He's not the one the Russians want.

[@dumbidiot3650]

@@WillScarlet16 because he’s incompetent?

[@charlesruffing5606]

After killing those two Raymond deserved that medal.

[@orangefox1231]

That's the symbolism of him putting it on. He earned it.

[@stateofflorida5082]

I like the two kills. The guy simply slumps and spasms slightly because he's been killed instantly whereas the women seems to have been shot somewhere in the upper torso and instead recoils before dying.

[@hudsonvie]

A movie made for today. Angela is breathtaking.

[@patriciacolombini6567]

Angela Lansbury I just hated her in that movie. What a superb actress. The acting by Sinatra n Harvey was A plus.

[@hudsonvie]

@@patriciacolombini6567 Was she not the perfect villain?

[@hotelmario510]

Poor Raymond. Poor friendless, friendless Raymond. He was wearing his medal when he died. You should read some of the citations sometime. Just read them. "Taken, eight prisoners, killing four enemy in the process while one leg and one arm was shattered and he could only crawl because the other leg had been blown off - Edwards. Wounded five times, dragged himself across the direct fire of three enemy machine guns to pull two of his wounded men to safety amid sixty-nine dead and two hundred and three casualties - Holderman." Made to commit acts too unspeakable to be cited here by an enemy who had captured his mind and his soul, he freed himself at last and in the end, heroically and unhesitatingly gave his life to save his country. Raymond Shaw... Hell... _Hell._

[@leobuscaglia5576]

Lawrence Harvey was very handsome in his prime. Great movie.

[@dennisschultz627]

"Poor Raymond...poor friendless, friendless Raymond"

[@tylsimys67]

"He had his Medal on when he died... Oh, hell!"

[@Ramzblood]

suprises me how many people like the way our soldiers are used in MK Ultra

[@TheLastDarkLord]

This aged like fine wine.

[@DannyHetue-ls3hk]

The assassination scene gives me goosebumps no matter how many times I watch it. Even Marco felt shocked witnessing Raymond’s suicide. Other than that, The Manchurian Candidate is one of my favorite Frank Sinatra films despite the assassination scene.

[@jamesdrynan]

I must say that Sinatra's twitch when Raymond shoots himself is brilliant. Perfectly conveys the shock without graphically showing the suicide. Another winner from director John Frankenheimer. Superb cast and screenplay by George Axelrod is compelling.

[@martynhanson]

How ironic that this film was made in the middle of the CIA M K Ultra program which was basically trying achieve the same ends. And many would say they succeeded.

[@ricardocantoral7672]

In the novel, Ben ordered Raymond to commit murder suicide.

[@benoitpellet1657]

Absolutely correct. The film sort of muddles this up on purpose (Shaw's last words even make you wonder if Shaw somehow broke the spell and decided himself to kill the villains), but the book makes it pretty clear that Ban not only ordered the last-minute change in plans as to who is assassinated, but also that Shaw then kill himself. As I recall, Ben's explanation is "no electric chair for a Medal of Honor man".

[@bcbock]

​@@benoitpellet1657 I think the movie had the better ending. Although they deserved death for what they did, it shouldn’t be up to Ben to do it. It would have been a corruption and he would be in trouble.

[@donaldcooper2794]

Laurence Harvey gives the performance of his life in this very prophetic movie. from 1962. I wonder if Harvey himself ever wondered if they used the final assassination scene to assassinate JFK?

[@ChicagoRonin]

It never occurred to me that one of the great tragedies in the story is that the true villains (China and the USSR) have basically gotten away with murder. Sure, the conspiracy is ultimately unraveled and they don't get their chosen puppet stooge elected, but Raymond's final act also unwittingly destroyed all the key witnesses. The final loss Marco is faced with is both personal and professional. A small battle won but a larger battle lost. Great film.

[@jamesfeldman4234]

Don't worry. The Chinese Government and Russia now have their perfect candidate, without having to resort to such an elaborate plan. They've got Joe Biden.

[@chrispeare]

James Feldman You were so close.

[@chrispeare]

Klaidi Rubiku Chris.

[@chrispeare]

Klaidi Rubiku Can you not read?

[@chrispeare]

Klaidi Rubiku Don’t worry about it.

[@AntiAuthority55]

Great ending. I guess Raymond Shaw did it his way.

[@exbronco]

the Feel Good movie of '62.

[@el7jake]

I would never try to disparage the performances of such fine actors as Meryl Streep and Denzel Washington, but this movie is about as close to perfection as it gets, so why did Hollywood think it necessary to produce a remake?

[@leonino8838]

“You couldn’t have stopped them, the Army couldn’t have stopped them” always gives me chills

[@MFPhoto1]

This is the best spy film ever made.

[@RobertKincaid-vq3hn]

this echos the current situation right now

[@dougbrowne9890]

An incredible film.

[@crazyman8472]

Nice shootin’, Tex. 💀

[@chrisfinch8637]

Sinatra's expressions really were like many of us, watching Raymond speak his last words. "Oh, God, Ben...." really killed me.

[@AlonsoRules]

Shaw had to kill himself. He would have been charged with murder and no-one would have believed his story so would have been jailed for life.

[@Hibernicus1968]

I think it was more a matter of he couldn't live with himself after he'd killed the woman he loved, even though he couldn't help himself -- or perhaps even _because_ he couldn't help himself. Can you imagine the mental trauma? Having your own free will taken away from you and being made to act as someone else's programed robot. It would be the ultimate violation. Thankfully, we know this level of brainwashing is fictional. It makes for a fascinating movie, but thankfully, it's impossible to do this in real life.

[@alexissmith9336]

i watch the assassination atempt on president john f kennedy in Dallas,TX on Nov-22-1963 where the horrid shooting took place i like that pretending of it good work

[@ralphbenthall3573]

A Powerful movie great actors!

[@JeffreyWilliams-dr7qe]

He's looking for more targets. Great Film.!

[@gotch09]

What a what the hell ending!!

[@Buggy-su4oy]

The horrified look on Angela's face before her character is killed is so satisfying as she knows that she is doomed.

[@hopsiepike]

Especially following how clinically detached and smug she looked when her husband was just killed. Everything was just going to plan…

[@peterellis1946]

A real classic. The re-make with Denzel Washington in 2004 was a pale shadow of this.. People may have forgotten but this film was banned for years.

[@johnnydee7727]

Outstanding!

[@allisterbernal5954]

Raymond’s life before his liberty.

[@WhocaresWhy44]

The Book is amazing. Ths remake is its own film. Great because the camera work induces nausea, like seasickness creating that paranoid atmosphere that Streep takes to climax.

[@georgettebeacham4682]

Great movie

[@2frey84]

Such a brilliant classic movie “You couldn’t have stopped them the army couldn’t stop them, so I had to” - oh man, the relevance this story and film has had in lots of historical events is unreal. Could make it now and refer to Trump, Putin or North Korea

[@williamrowlett740]

What's spooky is how prophetic this movie was. The assassination rifle has a scope, it's bolt-action and it looks almost identical to the Oswald rifle. The distance between assassin and his targets is eerily similar to JFK and at a downward angle from an obscure window. But just as amazing to me is that the Presidential ticket physically resembles Eisenhower/Nixon in 1952 & 1956. James Gregory played "Iselin" to perfection in looking like Nixon from the 40's and 50's. Apparently, the scary similarities between this fictional movie and real life and the JFK assassination led to the powers at be to "pull" the film from distribution not to be publicly seen again until 1988. Wow!

[@emerybayblues]

@@williamrowlett740 "Contrary to popular belief, this movie was not pulled from circulation following the 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy. It made its American television debut on The CBS Thursday Night Movies in September 1965 (source: Broadcasting Magazine), and was repeated on that network later that season. Only when the rights reverted to Frank Sinatra in 1972 did this movie disappear from view, although even then turning up for third and fourth network showings on NBC in spring 1974 (source: TV Guide) and summer 1975 (source: Variety). Sinatra's neglect in keeping this movie in distribution gave rise to the legend that it was suppressed because of its alleged role in Lee Harvey Oswald's alleged, never proven, assassination of the 35th President. The legend was further perpetuated when Sinatra, in alliance with MGM/UA, re-released this movie to theaters in 1988."

[@williamrowlett740]

@@emerybayblues Thank you. I stand corrected. I just relied on what I was told by my elders who lived through it at the time. I was born in 1961 so was obviously too young to remember what happened at the time.

[@patriciacolombini6567]

Well said. With the political are a S it is today,

[@patriciacolombini6567]

Sadly it is going on today, just with a different twist. God bless

[@capitanfuturo594]

That movie showed the world the existence of the MK ULTRA

[@MaverickOrange]

@2:07 Important.

[@whatsaguygottado2669]

Incredible movie........

[@mackiemesser9319]

It's a great ending to a great film, but although I don't want to be "that guy", they totally changed the ending from that in the book. In the book, it is VERY strongly hinted that Ben (the character played by Sinatra), when he figured out how the hypnosis autosuggestion plan was supposed to work and then "counter-hypnotized" Raymond using the deck of 52 Queens of Hearts, actually programmed Raymond BOTH to kill Mr. and Mrs. Iselin AND then to kill himself. Ben explains this later to his girlfriend by saying : "No electric chair for a Medal of Honor man", i.e., he wanted to spare Raymond the agony of a trial for murder which would have led to his death in any event and also dishonored him in the process. But this is a trivial point: this film was a masterpiece in every way.

[@LARRYANIEL-dz9zz]

FOR HELLSTORM

[@Buggy-su4oy]

What is the meaning behind Frank's final words at the end of the movie?😮

[@matticchio]

A bolt action and a telescopic sight? I wonder who was watching. Good thing Ben Arthur didn't have a rifle, or Raymond and his mother might have lived to complicate things. (It's not "Police Squad.") Raymond had a Soviet paratrooper's rifle. Imagine those paratroopers going against our infantrymen with their fully automatic M14 rifles. Nikita would have been forced to drop the H-bomb to save face. I also wonder who watched Raymond assembling the rifle, just after he made it to the booth. At least, the rifle was designed to be disassembled and stored in the paratrooper's backpack (no, not a brown paper bag) and reassembled after he touched down, without so much as a dime to help. The novel ends as Ben Marco walks away from the booth. The movie adds Marco's lament for poor Raymond. Both spare us the official investigation, which informed us that Senator Iselin and his wife were both shot from behind. Imagine this happening in a virtual convention. Fortunately, totalitarian rulers love adoring crowds. There's often a joker in the deck.

[@robertocastillosandoval5508]

oh im so impressed

[@MissPerriwinkle]

did mommy know her son would die after he did the deed? alwys wondered....

[@glenknapke6771]

Soon Sure

[@ericbrown5588]

Ray Shaw is the political version of Norman Bates.

[@user-eo9ie7zn9p]

He's aiming at daddy. 😮 On the floor...in front of James and Angela.

[@hothemeep1219]

The fact that Sinatra was in a movie about a political assassination released a year before you know what is sooo weird

[@hopsiepike]

Mob hit?

[@erlanggaprasetyo1606]

I wonder if lee harvey oswald ever watch this movie

[@adhfan75]

Yeah you have to wonder. o.O Did Oswald use the the same type of gun as Raymond Shaw in this movie?

[@robertorourke2358]

Someone did, or read the novel.

[@patriciacolombini6567]

Hudson is she was the person you love to hate in the movie. Haha

[@glenknapke6771]

Gimme Gimme Gimme NOW CUT OFF THIER BENEFITS

[@user-rc7ig2ft4j]

I Don't Believe What Is On Those TV Screens aniellarry

[@Ramzblood]

And even after being mind controlled like that, the rules are still: " suicide is damnation through eternity "! Ugh

[@user-nh8bf1ed4l]

CLIMBED IN A WW2 TANL FROM BELOW AS A CHILD

[@onyxborn3162]

why am I so early to theres videos wtf

[@user-jp8pd5ss6j]

🎉Dasvadanya DEMS

[@alexissmith9336]

and i got one question who is the pesident of the United states in the movie

[@nicholas4727]

Alexis Smith a fictional one. This movie still get banned from the u.s for awhile after JFK assassination

[@hammersVR6]

Antonio Montana it wasn't banned. Sinatra owned the movie. As a friend of JFK, He pulled it from tv and being produced on video until the late 80's.

[@emerybayblues]

@@hammersVR6 Contrary to popular belief, this movie was not pulled from circulation following the 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy. It made its American television debut on The CBS Thursday Night Movies in September 1965 (source: Broadcasting Magazine), and was repeated on that network later that season. Only when the rights reverted to Frank Sinatra in 1972 did this movie disappear from view, although even then turning up for third and fourth network showings on NBC in spring 1974 (source: TV Guide) and summer 1975 (source: Variety). Sinatra's neglect in keeping this movie in distribution gave rise to the legend that it was suppressed because of its alleged role in Lee Harvey Oswald's alleged, never proven, assassination of the 35th President. The legend was further perpetuated when Sinatra, in alliance with MGM/UA, re-released this movie to theaters in 1988.

[@patriciacolombini6567]

@@emerybayblues ThAnx for the information. Kind of strange that this movie came out before jfkennedy was assassinated??? Yikes. Three mile island event occurred after the movie Jane Fonda was in. Just commenting.

[@LARRYANIEL-dz9zz]

aniel larry chester they took away my guns and left me computers androids iphones

[@scubemariononovsky-tb8js]

GlJANE LARRY DORNATT

[@angloaust1575]

Unfortunately such things happen In reality Tempting fate? Maybe the filmmakers were only Concerned with the dramatic (Hey this would make a good Movie)

[@logofilm8644]

Ray is dead.

[@talebdaas]

wow...i didn't know that Denzel Washington's 2004 Manchurian candidate is a remake !

[@adhfan75]

Did Denzel play the POTUS nominee candidate? Talk about predicting the possibility of Barack Obama becoming President.

[@sebastianc2077]

@@adhfan75 he played Frank's role

[@robertorourke2358]

That must make everyone who made the original happy.

[@The9393114]

The book is even more terrifying.

[@glenknapke6771]

Now cut Thier benefits

[@fede018]

The Dead Zone?

[@glenknapke6771]

Chucky 77

[@user-jp8pd5ss6j]

.anielwiscz latry Ivan

[@glenknapke6771]

Roman Catholic Larry Aniel AKA Charles Anieu Now Cut Thier Benefits

[@glenknapke6771]

B'HAM

[@glenknapke6771]

The Old Poor Me Act

[@user-jp8pd5ss6j]

❌ ANIEL Larry Amen DEMS

[@khagan1334]

1🇺🇲\🌹🎩 what is your task!?!?

[@khagan1334]

1🇺🇲☕👓 OT...U...

[@glenknapke6771]

WWlll

[@robertorourke2358]

Ben Arthur has COVID-19! Run away!

[@moerelish8031]

1:35 Karen owned!

[@glenknapke6771]

Brainwashed job completed Larry Chester Thomas Aniel AKA Charles Anieu

[@rayrocher6887]

Poetic justice, so true it's scary, tells America's worst fear disaster, amen

[@charlesruffing5606]

This movie scene of Laurence Harvey shooting Bill and Hillary Clinton is awesome!

[@integral]

Charles the Demented Trumpkin: great title for a kids' book.

[@albertopa58]

No in it's proper context it not the Clinton's.

[@hamburg1306]

Really? Not even close. An insult to say this.

[@wolffang1060]

LmaoTrUEEEEE

[@robertorourke2358]

Yes, right after Joe Biden coughed.

[@schmaltzythegolem4828]

The Trumps enjoy a speech.

[@plp308]

Johnny "Biden" Iselin

[@The9393114]

Try again.

[@tokenjoy]

@@The9393114 How about Joseph Robinette "Iselin" Biden? Seems about right for someone whose sold out his country to the Chinese Communist Party.

[@castinmeadows6956]

Meryl Streep in the remake: gawd awful. As with all her portrayals, you can see the wheels turning. ALL THE TIME. An amazingly brilliant TECHNICAL actress, but not a truly natural or soulful one; just technique in the attempt at the latter. Here, her 'characterization' is a joke, one which earns no comparison to Lansbury's absolutely ingenious incarnation of serpentine-matriarchal evil. Streep is so out of her league here. Her performance (vs. a portrayal) is simultaneously laughable and insufferably irritating. A nice and generous lady, to be sure. And, undoubtedly, a wonder for other actors to work with (and loads of fun). But definitely not my idea of a truly great actor -- in and from the soul depths. She's not my cup of tea (understatement). But, hey, others are free to enjoy what they themselves esteem and admire.

[@MsJackrussell2]

Absolutely agree with you about Streep's acting. This is something that I have thought about for years. She is way too self conscious and never totally loses herself in the role. Far better actors out there.

[@castinmeadows6956]

@@MsJackrussell2 Indeed.

[@castinmeadows6956]

@steve johnson Yup. Nothing can eclipse the original. The original was beyond potent. It was as timely upon its release as it was far ahead of its time. A knockout for all future time. For man's insanity-to-man goes on. A truly singular film in U.S. American cinema.

[@castinmeadows6956]

@steve johnson I mean, geezus, Raymond Shaw (actor Laurence Harvey) in his final scene. One of the most powerful ever. A Cold War prototype tragic figure. In my book, both Harvey and Angela Lansbury deserved Oscar wins. They win in memory.

[@patriciacolombini6567]

@@castinmeadows6956 if only we could get actors such as Sinatra, Lansbury n Harvey today. What a shame.

[@lhughes3116]

I'm so glad Jesus never existed

[@gregorylichtenson757]

Awesome ❤🎉 Movie

[@MrJoebuck74]

The italian title is GO AND KILL/VA E UCCIDI a label for this scene. Absolute Frankenheimer top film along with Grand Prix Lawrence Harvey grandissimo attore

[@CheaplaffsJohnson]

Such a great movie

[@glenknapke6771]

B'HAM