The Manchurian Candidate

The Manchurian Candidate

29.10. 21:12
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127 minutes
1962
Drama / Thriller

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.

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1962
Drama / Thriller

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.

Creators

John Frankenheimer

Cast

Janet Leigh, Angela Lansbury, Colin Kenny, Henry Silva, James Edwards, Paul Frees, Bert Stevens, Frank Sinatra, Leslie Parrish, Bess Flowers, Arthur Tovey, Douglas Henderson, Whit Bissell, Leoda Richards, Tom Lowell, Laurence Harvey, Barry Kelley, James Gregory, John McGiver, Khigh Dhiegh, Albert Paulsen, Lloyd Corrigan, Madame Spivy, Reggie Nalder, James Yagi, Joe Adams, Merritt Bohn, Robert Riordan