The first ever martial arts film was a Chinese film released in 1928, The Burning of the Red Lotus Temple. However, the watershed moment in American cinema came in an unexpected feature – a gripping political thriller set against the backdrop of the Korean War.
The Manchurian Candidate, masterfully directed by John Frankenheimer, features a plot steeped in paranoia and psychological drama, acclaimed for its stark portrayal of manipulation and mind control. Strangely, it provided the perfect setting for the unprecedented introduction of a new fighting style in Western cinema.
Sinatra fought personally and vigorously for the movie to be released, against the wishes of the studio heads who thought it was pro-communist. The movie was remade in 2004, and that version sucked. Go figure...
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They had it on last night. Fun fact: Frank got so into making it look real, he was injured from it for the rest of his life. And his adversary was old Rat Pack buddy and terrific character actor, Henry Silva.
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