The Manchurian Candidate

In his most convincing screen role, Harvey plays a Korean war hero who is brainwashed by Communists and becomes a pawn in the sinister mission planned for his homecoming. Brilliant political satire-cum-thriller, with the cast in great form and a staggeringly inventive plot clearly and grippingly unravelled. It damn well works and surprises in a way that so few films do any more.

• Duration: 126
• Certificate: 15
• Director: John Frankenheimer
• Stars: Frank Sinatra, Laurence Harvey, Angela Lansbury, Janet Leigh.
• Year: 1962
• Country of origin: US
• Phone: 0131 556 5565