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The Manchurian Candidate

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The Manchurian Candidate — Plot

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.

  • Release date
  • October 24, 1962
  • Runtime
  • 126 min
  • Genres
  • Thriller, Drama
  • Director
  • John Frankenheimer

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The Manchurian Candidate — Cast

Frank Sinatra photo Frank Sinatra Capt./Maj. Bennett Marco Laurence Harvey photo Laurence Harvey Raymond Shaw Angela Lansbury photo Angela Lansbury Mrs. Iselin Janet Leigh photo Janet Leigh Eugenie Rose Chaney James Gregory photo James Gregory Sen. John Yerkes Iselin Henry Silva photo Henry Silva Chunjin Leslie Parrish photo Leslie Parrish Jocelyn Jordan John McGiver photo John McGiver Sen. Thomas Jordan

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