Length of Film- 126 minutes
Director- John Frankenheimer
Cast- Frank Sinatra, Laurence Harvey, Janet Leigh, Angela Lansbury, He ray Silva, James Gregory, Leslie Parrish, John Mcgiver, Khigh Dhiegh, James Edwards, Douglas Henderson, Albert Paulsen, Barry Kelley, Lloyd Corrigan, & Madame Spivy
Oscar Nominations- Angela Lansbury (actress in support role), Ferris Webster (editing)
List of reasons why you should watch this movie:
1. Angela Lansbury plays a villain
2. Military brainwashing
3. Love of his life is murdered
4. Frank Sinatra
5. Political manipulation
Here are some fun, behind the scenes info from the book, "The Greatest Movies Ever".
*Due to its vehemently anti- Communist subject matter, the film was not released in Eastern Bloc countries until the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1993.
*In the karate scene, when Sinatra smashes the coffee table with his hand, that grimace of pain isn't acting. He broke his finger that never completely healed.
Watch this movie. There were so many memorable scenes in this movie: especially when the North Korean held a forum, explaining and showing examples of how heartless the brainwasher can be and when they're told to jump, they say "how high?"
You will never look at a Queen of Diamonds the same, ever again.
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