Little critical work has been done on this film, possibly because it was withdrawn from national release shortly after it opened.

"The Manchurian Candidate"
by Hal Hinton. A review following the 25th anniversary re-release. This piece discusses the mystery surrounding the film's disappearance from theaters. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/style/longterm/movies/videos/
manchuriancandidatehinson.htm

"The Manchurian Candidate"
by Roger Ebert. Also written in 1988, the piece makes a brief attempt to explain the relationship between the Sinatra and Leigh character. http://www.suntimes.com/ebert/ebert_reviews/1988/03/283501.html

John Frankenheimer
A good synopsis of Frankenheimer's career. http://www.cannery.com/Drmoreau/franken.html

"Hollywood Survivor, John Frankenheimer"
By Tim Rice with Ian Bage. From a 1996 interview, Frankenheimer discusses his career and compares television with film directing.
http://indienetwork.com/moviemaker/features/frankenhmr.html

"Overcoming The Bondage Of Victimization A Critical Evaluation of Cult Mind Control Theories"
by Bob and Gretchen Passantino. A very interesting essay describing the types of mind control techniques used in the 1950s and 1960s. http://answers.org/CultsAndReligions/mind_control.html

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