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The Manchurian Candidate

(1962)

October 24, 1962 2h 6m
75%
TMDB Score

Overview

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.

John Frankenheimer

Director

Top Billed Cast

FS

Frank Sinatra

Capt./Maj. Bennett Marco

LH

Laurence Harvey

Raymond Shaw

AL

Angela Lansbury

Mrs. Iselin

JL

Janet Leigh

Eugenie Rose Chaney

JG

James Gregory

Sen. John Yerkes Iselin

HS

Henry Silva

Chunjin

LP

Leslie Parrish

Jocelyn Jordan

JM

John McGiver

Sen. Thomas Jordan

KD

Khigh Dhiegh

Dr. Yen Lo

JE

James Edwards

Cpl. Allen Melvin

Official Trailer

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