The Manchurian Candidate backdrop

The Manchurian Candidate

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.

Drama
Thriller

1962 | 2 h 6 min

Director: John Frankenheimer

Stars: Laurence Harvey, Frank Sinatra

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