The Manchurian Candidate

The Manchurian Candidate

6.5. 18:45
A&E
140 minutes
1962
Drama / Mysterious / Thriller

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.

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1962
Drama / Mysterious / Thriller

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.

Creators

John Frankenheimer

Cast

Angela Lansbury, Whit Bissell, Arthur Tovey, Henry Silva, Frank Sinatra, Laurence Harvey, James Gregory, Janet Leigh, 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, Paul Frees, James Yagi, Tom Lowell, Joe Adams, Merritt Bohn