The Manchurian Candidate is a 2004 English-language Drama Mystery movie written by Richard Condon, George Axelrod, Daniel Pyne and Dean Georgaris. The movie is directed by Jonathan Demme and produced by Jonathan Demme, Ilona Herzberg, Scott Rudin and Tina Sinatra under the banner of Scott Rudin Productions. In the midst of the Gulf War, soldiers are kidnapped and brainwashed for sinister purposes. The manchurian candidate features Denzel Washington, Meryl Streep, Liev Schreiber, Jon Voight, Kimberly Elise, Ted Levine and Mitch Roberson. The screenplay is written by Daniel Pyne and Dean Georgaris which is inspired from The Manchurian Candidate by Richard Condon 1962 film screenplay by George Axelrod. The music was composed by Rachel Portman. Cinematography was done by Tak Fujimoto and editing by Carol Littleton and Craig McKay. The motion picture has a running time of 130 minutes. It was released on 21st October 2004. The Manchurian Candidate was made on a budget of $80 million and at the box office it grossed only $2 million. Distribution rights for the film were acquired by Paramount Pictures.