Winter Kills Script

Script by:Richard Condon (Novel), William Richert (Writer)
Directed by:William Richert
Year:1979

Plot:19 years after President Timothy Keegan was assassinated, his brother Nick discovers a dying man claiming to have been the gunman. While trying to avoid his wealthy and domineering father's attempts to control his actions, Nick follows the clues that have been handed to him. As he progresses, it becomes increasingly difficult to discern the real trails from the dead ends, and increasing dangerous as unknown parties try to stop Nick from uncovering the truth.
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The Manchurian Candidate Script

Script by:Richard Condon (Novel), Daniel Pyne (Screenplay), Dean Georgaris (Screenplay)
Directed by:Jonathan Demme
Year:2004

Plot:Years after his squad was ambushed during the Gulf War, Major Ben Marco finds himself having terrible nightmares. He begins to doubt that his fellow squad-mate Sergeant Raymond Shaw, now a vice-presidential candidate, is the hero he remembers him being. As Marco's doubts deepen, Shaw's political power grows, and, when Marco finds a mysterious implant embedded in his back, the memory of what really happened begins to return.
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