Based upon the film screenplay by George Axelrod; based upon the novel by Richard Condon. Originally released as a motion picture in 2004. Special features: optional commentary by director Jonathan Demme and screenplay writer Daniel Pyne; The enemy within: inside The Manchurian candidate (14 min.); the cast of The Manchurian candidate (12 min.); 5 deleted/extended scenes with optional commentary by the director and by writer Daniel Pyne (10 min.); 2 outtakes with optional commentary by the director and by writer Daniel Pyne (3 min.); Liev Schreiber screen test (3 min.); political pundits with optional director commentary (10 min.). Board of Film Censors, Singapore: M18 (Violence). Director of photography, Tak Fujimoto ; editors, Carol Littleton, Craig McKay ; music, Rachel Portman ; costume designer, Albert Wolsky ; production designer, Kristi Zea. Denzel Washington, Meryl Streep, Liev Schreiber, Jon Voight, Kimberly Elise, Jeffrey Wright, Ted Levine, Bruno Ganz, Miguel Ferrer, Dean Stockwell, Jude Ciccolella. In English or French; with optional English or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned.