Movie poster for The Manchurian Candidate
TMDb Rating
7.5/10

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The Manchurian Candidate (1962)

ThrillerDrama
126 min

"When you've seen it all, you'll swear there's never been anything like it!"

Plot Summary

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

Top Cast

Frank SinatraLaurence HarveyAngela LansburyJanet LeighJames Gregory

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