A brilliantly handled spy thriller! A Korean war ‘hero’ comes back a brainwashed zombie, triggered to kill a liberal politician… a human time bomb waiting to explode! Based on the novel by Richard Condon, this film stars Laurence Harvey and Angela Lansbury and Janet Leigh.
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ACMI Identifier
302327
Language
English
Audience classification
MA
Subject categories
Courtroom, Crime, Espionage & Thrillers
Courtroom, Crime, Espionage & Thrillers → Spy films
Crime, Espionage, Justice, Police & Prisons → Conspiracy
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Conspiracy
Feature films → Feature films - United States
Literature → American literature - Film and video adaptations
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)