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89% ★★★★☆ (143,322)
The Manchurian Candidate
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Movie · Thriller · Drama · PG-13
1962 · 2h 6m · ★ 89% (143K)
When you've seen it all, you'll swear there's never been anything like it!
Director: John Frankenheimer
Starring: Frank Sinatra, Laurence Harvey, Angela Lansbury
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.
Director
John Frankenheimer
Production
MC Productions, United Artists
Cast
Frank Sinatra, Laurence Harvey, Angela Lansbury, Janet Leigh, James Gregory, Henry Silva, Leslie Parrish, John McGiver, Khigh Dhiegh, James Edwards, Douglas Henderson, Albert Paulsen, Barry Kelley, Lloyd Corrigan, Madame Spivy, Bess Flowers, Leoda Richards, Reggie Nalder, Colin Kenny, Bert Stevens