The Manchurian Candidate
The Manchurian Candidate (1962)
When you've seen it all, you'll swear there's never been anything like it!
Starring Frank Sinatra, Laurence Harvey, Angela Lansbury
Directed by John Frankenheimer
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.

Runtime: 126 min.     Rating: 7.8         
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America
Genres: Drama,Thriller
Keywords: cold war,communist,korean war,step parents,conspiracy,brainwashed assassin,brainwashing,election,presidential candidate,sleeper agent,queen of diamonds,korea
Cast
   Capt./Maj. Bennett Marco
   Raymond Shaw
   Mrs. Iselin
   Sen. John Yerkes Iselin
   Eugenie Rose Chaney
   Chunjin
   Jocelyn Jordan
   Sen. Thomas Jordan
   Dr. Yen Lo
   Cpl. Allen Melvin
   Col. Milt
   Zilkov
   Secretary of Defense
   Holborn Gaines
   Female Berezovo
   Woman in Dream Sequence
   Woman at Press Confrence (uncredited)
   Gomel
   Senator (uncredited)
   Officer
   Second Reporter
   Narrator (voice)
   Medical Officer