The Manchurian Candidate
When you've seen it all, you'll swear there's never been anything like it!
PG-13 1962 · 126 min · ★ 7.5 · Thriller, Drama
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.
Directed by John Frankenheimer · Written by George Axelrod
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Frank Sinatra Capt./Maj. Bennett Marco -
Laurence Harvey Raymond Shaw -
Angela Lansbury Mrs. Iselin -
Janet Leigh Eugenie Rose Chaney -
James Gregory Sen. John Yerkes Iselin -
Henry Silva Chunjin -
Leslie Parrish Jocelyn Jordan -
John McGiver Sen. Thomas Jordan -
Khigh Dhiegh Dr. Yen Lo -
James Edwards Cpl. Allen Melvin -
Douglas Henderson Col. Milt -
Albert Paulsen Zilkov
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