The Manchurian Candidate (1962)2h06
Thriller · Drama
Director John Frankenheimer (6.9 avg)
Also directed Ronin, Reindeer Games, The Island of Dr. Moreau, and 56 more
Near the end of the Korean War, a platoon of U.S. soldiers is captured by communists and brainwashed. Following the war, the platoon is returned home, and Sergeant Raymond Shaw is lauded as a hero by the rest of his platoon. However, the platoon commander, Captain Bennett Marco, finds himself plagued by strange nightmares and soon races to uncover a terrible plot.
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Cast
Frank Sinatra
Laurence Harvey
Angela Lansbury
Janet Leigh
James Gregory
Henry Silva
Leslie Parrish
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