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The Manchurian Candidate

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

PG-13 Thriller Drama

Starring: Frank Sinatra, Laurence Harvey, Angela Lansbury, Janet Leigh, James Gregory

Writer: George Axelrod, Richard Condon

Release Date:
October 24, 1962
Ratings:
7.5 / 10
Director:
John Frankenheimer
Companies:
MC Productions

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.