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The Manchurian Candidate
The Manchurian Candidate
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.
Release:
1962 / 10 / 24
Rating:
7.519
Genres & Subgenres:
Thriller
Drama
Tags:
Frank Sinatra
as
Capt./Maj. Bennett Marco
Angela Lansbury
as
Mrs. Iselin
Janet Leigh
as
Eugenie Rose Chaney
James Gregory
as
Sen. John Yerkes Iselin
Henry Silva
as
Chunjin
Leslie Parrish
as
Jocelyn Jordan
Barry Kelley
as
Secretary of Defense
Lloyd Corrigan
as
Holborn Gaines
Bess Flowers
as
Gomel's Lady Counterpart (uncredited)
Reggie Nalder
as
Gomel (uncredited)
Arthur Tovey
as
Second Reporter
Paul Frees
as
Narrator (voice)
Whit Bissell
as
Medical Officer
Tom Lowell
as
Pvt. Bobby Lembeck (uncredited)