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