The 1962 classic The Manchurian Candidate was missing from cinema screens from 1963 to 1987.
Richard Condons political thriller,The Manchurian Candidate, has twice been turned into a feature film.
In that climate came the story of a Communist covert plot to kill the President of the United States.
And a story began to circulate as to why that was.
This was an era where films didnt just play for a couple of weeks as were used to today.
Rather that successful films could play for more than a year, often longer.
And theyd at least be available if people wanted to screen them.
Sinatra was an avid admirer of Kennedy, and hadcampaigned for himin 1960.
Their relationship had cooled by the time of Kennedys death, but Sinatra was devastated by his death.
But the film wasnt to be found on the big screen.
Yet it wasnt Sinatra contrary to the oft-repeated myth who had withdrawn the film in the first place.
Its more that interest in it had begun to wane.
As for what happened in 1987 to bring the original version back to the screen?
It has also remained available for theatrical screenings ever since.
If you havent seen it,The Manchurian Candidatereally holds up.
If youve never had the pleasure, check it out.
Its widely available, no matter what any conspiracy theory tells you…
