The Manchurian Candidate (1962)
Ratings:
7.5 (TMDb)
Released:
1962-10-24
Runtime:
2h 6m
Genres:
Thriller, Drama
Countries:
United States of America
Director:
John Frankenheimer
Actors:
Frank Sinatra, Laurence Harvey, Angela Lansbury, Janet Leigh, James Gregory, Henry Silva, Leslie Parrish, John McGiver
Synopsis
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.