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The Manchurian Candidate (1962)

US:: PG-13 Drama 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.

Updated May 9 2020

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1962-10-24

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Keywords:

cold war communist step parents conspiracy brainwashed assassin brainwashing election korean war presidential candidate sleeper agent queen of diamonds

FACTS

Runtime: 126 mins Revenue: $7,700,000 Budget: $2,200,000 Rating: 7.8 Tag Line: When you've seen it all, you'll swear there's never been anything like it!

Cast

John McGiver

Sen. Thomas Jordan

James Edwards

Cpl. Allen Melvin

Frank Sinatra

Capt./Maj. Bennett Marco

Janet Leigh

Eugenie Rose Chaney

Laurence Harvey

Raymond Shaw

Angela Lansbury

Mrs. Iselin

Henry Silva

Chunjin

James Gregory

Sen. John Yerkes Iselin