Overview
Plot
Near the end of the Korean War, a U.S. platoon is captured and brainwashed. Back home, Sergeant Raymond Shaw is hailed as a hero, but Captain Bennett Marco's nightmares drive him to uncover a terrible plot.
- Directors
- John Frankenheimer
- Cast
- Frank Sinatra, Laurence Harvey, Angela Lansbury, Janet Leigh, James Gregory, Henry Silva, 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
- Country
- United States of America
- Genre
- Thriller, Drama
- Release date
- 1962-10-24
- Studios
- MC Productions, United Artists
Plot
Warning: spoilers
The Manchurian Candidate Plot and Cast
After their capture by communists near the end of the Korean War, a platoon of U.S. soldiers is brainwashed. Once returned home, Sergeant Raymond Shaw is celebrated as a hero by his fellow soldiers. But platoon commander Captain Bennett Marco is haunted by strange nightmares and begins a race to uncover a terrible plot.
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