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The Manchurian Candidate

1962 · 126 min · Thriller, Drama · ★ 7.5

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
    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

Crew

  • Producer · George Axelrod
  • Director · John Frankenheimer
  • Screenplay · George Axelrod
  • Producer · John Frankenheimer

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