The owner of the Grand Lake Theatre in Oakland has added two free morning screenings of “The Manchurian Candidate” this weekend, citing escalating Russia collusion allegations against President Trump.

Grand Lake owner Allen Michaan has been open about his left-leaning political stances in the past, often expressing them in giant letters on the theater’s marquee — on Thanksgiving he crafted an anti-Trump message that ended “JAIL TO THE CHIEF!!”

Michaan said he set up the screenings, at 9:30 a.m. Saturday and Sunday, Jan. 26-27, “in honor of the cascading revelations regarding our treasonous president.”

“The Manchurian Candidate,” released in 1962, features a Korean War veteran who is brainwashed, then acts as a sleeper agent on behalf of the Soviet Union and China to take over the U.S. government.

“I chose this title because it has been mentioned so many times in the news lately, as the likelihood that Trump is working for or being controlled by Putin grows ever stronger,” Michaan said.

Trump has repeatedly denied any collusion with Russia before or after his 2016 election, and made claims that he’s tougher on Russian President Vladimir Putin than previous administrations have been.

A court document in November, filed by Special Counsel Robert Mueller, stated that Trump’s former lawyer Michael Cohen lied to Congress about plans to build a Trump Tower in Moscow — and continued to negotiate with Russia after Trump became the Republican Party presidential nominee.

“The Manchurian Candidate” will screen in the largest of the Grand Lake’s four auditoriums, which seats 620.

The Art Deco theater, located at 3200 Grand Ave., opened in 1926. Michaan has been operating the Grand Lake since 1980.

Michaan reported the theater’s most successful box office year in history in 2018, with Oakland-based movies including “Black Panther,” “Blindspotting” and “Sorry to Bother You” boosting attendance.

He announced in August that he was purchasing the building, pledging to keep showing movies and pursue landmark status.

“Manchurian Candidate”: 9:30 a.m. Saturday-Sunday, Jan. 26-27. Free. Grand Lake Theatre, 3200 Grand Ave., Oakland. www.renaissancerialto.com