I don't think I'll bother to see the recent version yet. Not here! You'll have a chance to see the real Frank Sinatra, really working to make the part work, and without a doubt, he too excels in his role. Because Sinatra was box office magnet, most of his other roles seemed 'fitted' for him. The pace, style and non stop tension rivals Hitchcock it will certainly have you wondering if he had anything to do with this! Truly Frankenhiemer, excels here. Other American political images are not for want of satire either, since Lansbury and Gregory seemed to have reminded me, in appearance, of Mary and (honest) Abe Lincoln. When this was released in 1962, the Hiss-Chambers spy fiasco was still fresh in the public's mind. It might be accident, but I wouldn't doubt it might have been intended by Frankenheimer to choose Harvey, who resembled Hiss, in appearance and McGiver who resembled Chambers appearance. Coincidently, I had just recently finished reading some previously published works about the cold war, in particular the Chambers-Hiss court cases. Having never seen this before, I found myself riveted to the story, and absolutely great performances by Sinatra, Laurence Harvey, Janet Leigh, Angela Lansbury, Henry Silva, John McGiver, James Gregory, and Leslie Parrish. I saw this because of the recent 'remake', I would assume that the reader will be making the same comparison. Probably John Frankenheimer's best production, and Frank Sinatra's best cinema performance. When Marco learns that others in his Korean War unit have had nightmares similar to his own, he realizes that something happened to all of them in Korea, and that Raymond Shaw is the focal point. Senator John Iselin ( James Gregory), who is intent on seeking higher office. Raymond hates her, not only for how she's treated him, but equally because of his stepfather, the ineffectual U.S. She is a red-baiter, accusing anyone who disagrees with her right-wing reactionary views of being a Communist. Eleanor Shaw Iselin (Dame Angela Lansbury). has established himself well, despite the misgivings of his domineering mother, Mrs. He's put on indefinite sick leave and visits Shaw in New York City. Marco has a major problem however: he has a recurring nightmare, one where two members of his squad were killed by Shaw. He served valiantly as a Captain in the Korean war and his Sergeant, Raymond Shaw ( Laurence Harvey), even received the Medal of Honor. Major Bennett Marco ( Frank Sinatra) is an intelligence officer in the U.S.
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